If not we risk failing to empower people to train or upskill for good jobs, and losing the economic growth our nation needs.
Lords and Commons approval would give negotiators an additional argument to support their objectives.
Half of all food bank users are disabled, and we know that appropriate, secure, properly-paid work is the best route out of poverty.
Homes adapted for individual requirements allow more independence and better value for money.
These often under-recognised services provide essential support to a wide range of this country’s vulnerable citizens.
The Spring Statement must not focus on the ‘squeezed middle’ to the exclusion of those at risk of genuine poverty.