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Andy Burnham Signals It Will Be Harder to Claim Benefits in Major Reform
Analysis says more than 87,000 teenagers claim PIP as ministers weigh reforms that could make support harder to get.
- On Monday, Prime Minister Andy Burnham signaled he intends to reduce the national welfare bill by making benefits conditional upon recipients taking employment opportunities.
- A government-backed review led by disability minister Sir Stephen Timms concluded that the Personal Independence Payment system is "no longer fit for purpose," prompting calls for bold reform.
- More than 4 million people in England and Wales currently claim PIP, with spending forecast to exceed £41 billion by the end of the decade.
- Burnham warned that without "substantial change" to social care, the NHS will collapse under the weight of unnecessary admissions, pledging to invest his political capital to fix the crisis.
- With final recommendations from the Timms Review expected this autumn, ministers must balance welfare savings with providing support for the long-term unemployed and disabled.
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Andy Burnham signals it will be harder to claim benefits in major reform
The Prime Minister says we have to bring down the welfare bill and spend more on social care
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Andy Burnham opens door to benefits crackdown and tells claimants they CAN go to work
Andy Burnham has opened the door to making it harder to claim benefits, telling claimants they can, in fact, go to work.The Prime Minister said he might "increase the conditions on people required to receive benefits", telling the BBC he believed "there are people out there who, with the right support, can go into work".He will make a speech on Wednesday outlining his plans for adult social care, a system he has wanted to reform since his time a…
·London, United Kingdom
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