Get Britain Working

In November 2024, the government published its Get Britain Working White Paper. The White Paper identified six critical issues: 

• too many people are excluded from the labour market – especially those with health conditions, caring responsibilities or lower skill levels  

• too many young people leave school without essential skills or access to high-quality further learning, an apprenticeship or support to work so that they can thrive at the start of their career 

• too many people are stuck in insecure, poor quality and often low-paying work, which contributes to a weaker economy and affects their health and wellbeing 

• too many women who care for their families still experience challenges staying in and progressing in work  

• too many employers cannot fill their vacancies due to labour and skills shortages, holding back economic growth, driving up reliance on overseas labour, and undermining living standards  

• there is too great a disparity in labour market outcomes between different places and for different groups of people

The government asked local areas to develop and publish local plans which set out how the area will respond to these issues, show how the area is tackling the challenges, contributing to economic growth and achieving the wider Get Britain Working metrics.

Working with partners across the Swindon and Wiltshire local authorities, the Department for Work and Pensions and the Integrated Care Board, the Get Swindon and Wiltshire Working Plan has been produced. This is a plan which will be reviewed and amended over time. 

Please click to view: Get Swindon and Wiltshire Working Plan_R03  

If you would like to read a more detailed report and view the accompanying data, they can be found here.

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Please click to view: Get Swindon and Wiltshire Working Data Dashboard