Manchester Labour Manifesto 2026 - Flipbook - Page 18
100 ways we will make Manchester better
HELP WITH COST OF LIVING.
HIGHER WAGES. BETTER CHANCES.
For too many people, the cost of living
is too high and puts too much strain
on everyday life. Bills are too high, and
often wages too low, so we are doing
our best to change that- helping keep
costs down but crucially trying to get
wages in the city up.
Our aim is simple, help for those
struggling now, but long term we want
to end poverty in our city. We are
attracting good jobs to Manchester,
and we want those jobs for our
Manchester people. We will always
campaign for the Government to lower
costs where they can, from energy bills,
to support for families.
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Manchester’s Labour Council tackles long
term poverty as well as giving short term
help. We stepped in when the Government
threatened to cancel Winter Fuel with
cash payments for older residents and
we will always provide support to those in
need. We are stepping up our efforts with
昀氀agship policies to help people earn more
in the longer term, keep bills low and make
money go further.
We campaigned against the 2-child cap
when the Conservatives and Lib Dems
brought it in, and we campaigned for
the Labour Government to scrap it. The
government therefore will lift over 50,000
Manchester children out of poverty.
