Nigel Huddleston, Conservative Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Mid Worcestershire has welcomed new figures showing 800 fewer people in the Mid Worcestershire constituency are now claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance since 2010 – a drop of 56 % (including 276 fewer or a 30% drop in the year to December alone). This means more people bringing home a regular pay packet – with the self-respect and sense of security that a good job brings.
People are getting off benefits and into work across the West Midlands with 114,000 more people in work since the last election. In total a record 30.8 million people are now in work, up by 1.75 million since the last election.
The new figures also show regular pay rising by 1.8 per cent on the year, and private sector pay up 2.2 per cent – well ahead of inflation.
It’s great news that 800 fewer people in Mid Worcestershire are relying on Jobseeker’s Allowance, and wages are now increasing. This is a clear sign that the Conservatives’ economic plan is working, delivering a more financially secure future for families.
This is happening because we’ve been taking action to fix the economy - backing businesses to create more jobs with better infrastructure and lower jobs taxes to create more jobs, and fixing the welfare system so that work always pays. We can see this working locally with new jobs at businesses like Magna Exterior and Interiors in Droitwich who recently announced the creation of up to 250 new jobs as part of a new deal with Jaguar.
Next May voters in Mid Worcestershire will face a choice: between the competence of sticking with the Conservatives’ plan which is delivering a more secure future for families - or putting that all at risk with the economic chaos a vote for one of the other parties would bring.