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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
David Hughes

Hunt to set out tougher welfare rules and boost living wage at Tory conference

PA Wire

Tougher rules on benefits and a boost to the national living wage will form part of a Tory plan to get more people into work, Jeremy Hunt will say today as the chancellor unveils a crackdown on claimants who refuse to look for a job.

Mr Hunt will use his speech at the Conservative Party conference to promise the national living wage will increase to at least £11 an hour from April.

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