Manchester Labour Manifesto 2026 - Flipbook - Page 19
Manchester Labour’s 2026 Local Election Manifesto
60. A free Cost of Living Advice Line
and expand our citywide support
programme Family Friend
61. Make work pay: build a Real Living
Wage City so at least 100,000
Manchester workers get a pay rise
to the REAL Living Wage
62. Grow an economy that works for
everyone: attract another
10,000 good, well-paid jobs
into Manchester prioritising
Manchester residents
63. Deliver the biggest expansion
of adult education, skills and
retraining in a decade
70. Better support for care leavers with
a comprehensive programme from
cash payments to tailored support
and housing
71.
Stand by older people:
Manchester Labour stepped in
with winter fuel cash support to
around 8000 older people and
campaigned to bring payments
back and well keep a dedicated
programme of hardship help
72. Tackle the digital divide: keep our
award-winning Digital Inclusion
project last year: 7,000 SIM cards
and 2,000 phones, laptops and
computers
64. A new Manchester Apprenticeship
campaign and a Youth Jobs
Guarantee- real opportunities for
our young people
65. A new Live Well Hub
in every community
66. Help thousands of residents back
into work with new training and
employment support
67. A citywide £40 million council
tax support scheme for people on
low incomes
68. A Housing Support Fund of
£3million helping people avoid
homelessness and protect against
unfair rent rises
69. Back our voluntary and charity
groups with vital funding so they
can support residents and help
people out of poverty
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