Frank Field proposes national wage top-up for lower paid over-50s

Labour MP and welfare reform campaigner says idea would help counter higher unemployment rate among 50–64 age groupWorkers over 50 forced into lower-paid work after losing their jobs would receive an earnings top-up worth £200 a week under a national wage plan proposed by the Labour MP Frank Field.The longstanding campaigner for welfare reform said employees aged between 50 and 64 should be eligible for government financial support worth £10,000 a year for two years provided th