Hopes for social security legislation to bring Island more in line with UK

Tynwald is expected to resume this week for the first sitting of 2024

New social security legislation will bring the Isle of Man in line with the UK on several key issues.

That's the hope of political member for the Treasury, Douglas South MHK Sarah Maltby.

A number of measures feature on tomorrow's order of business for the first Tynwald sitting of the year, which tackle topics including vaccine damage, bereavement, and childcare support for carers.

Mrs Maltby says people have been asking for this legislation for years, but developing it takes time:

You can hear more from Mrs Maltby in our latest Perspective programme, available to listen back to HERE.

And you can find tomorrow's Tynwald order paper in full HERE.