Conservatives to pledge £5,000 tax rebate for young homebuyers

6 hours ago Share Save Georgia Roberts Political correspondent, Manchester and Kate Whannel Political reporter Share Save

EPA Conservative Party Leader Kemi Badenoch spoke at the party's conference in Manchester as it began on Sunday

The Conservatives will set out plans to "reward work" by giving young people a £5,000 tax rebate towards their first home when they get their first full time job. In his speech to the party's conference in Manchester, shadow chancellor Mel Stride is expected to announce proposals for a "first-job bonus" that would divert national insurance payments into a long-term savings account. The party says the plans will be funded by cuts to public spending worth £47bn over five years in areas such as welfare, the civil service and

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