CPF Policies on the Future of Our Welfare State

The event is free. Please RSVP via email to me at [email protected] as the Association office will be closed during the Christmas period. The CPF briefing paper for the discussion is attached. It is information to help you marshal your thoughts. If you have any queries, please contact me at [email protected]. If you would like to have a hard copy of the briefing paper at the pub discussion, please print and bring one with you. We will discuss the following five questions. Please feel free to just concentrate on the questions that resonate most with you. 1) How might we adjust the balance between supporting vulnerable individuals and families and encouraging personal responsibility—encouraging people to work and save for their financial well-being, while still helping households with children and providing a safety net for those in genuine need? 2) What measures could be taken to streamline and simplify the welfare system, reducing bureaucracy and administrative costs while ensuring those in genuine need receive timely support? 3) In the context of an ageing population and decreasing fertility rates, how might the Government address the sustainability of pension and elderly care provisions within the welfare system, ensuring they remain affordable and efficient? 4) What more can we do to help those who are economically inactive return to the workplace? How could we further incentivise work and entrepreneurship among welfare recipients and early retirees to support job creation and economic growth in the UK? 5) Is there any other observation you would like to make about the future of our Welfare State? If you are not able to join the pub discussion but have thoughts and ideas that you would like to add to our report about the future of our Welfare State, please do email them to me before 05 January 2024. All viewpoints, whether widely held or not, will be submitted to CCHQ to report to the Number 10 Policy Unit. CPF is open to everyone, regardless of party affiliation, and we welcome diverse opinions. Feel free to invite your friends and family who are political enthusiasts.