US EditionCriminals to Lose Benefits Worth over £800 a Month in Major DWP Loophole Change
Labour plans to block universal credit for offenders in hospitals, aligning with prisoner rules; some could lose up to £800 monthly, officials said.
- On Thursday, Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden announced the Department for Work and Pensions will seek to remove Universal Credit from offenders detained in hospitals after meeting victims' families in London.
- After the 2023 Nottingham attacks, campaigning families of Grace O'Malley-Kumar, Barnaby Webber and Ian Coates raised the loophole and said they were `delighted` ministers are reviewing it.
- Analysis shows detained offenders can receive over £800 monthly in Universal Credit, despite prisoners being banned from most benefits, creating a loophole; PIP stops after four weeks, but NHS care continues.
- The DWP will consult victims' groups and mental-health experts on the proposals and says people sectioned without offences would not be affected, with no official estimate of numbers or savings.
- Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden said it is unfair to taxpayers that offenders receive benefits, and officials say the change could happen soon.
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Criminals held in hospital will have benefits cut under new Government plans - The Mirror
Nottingham attack victims' parents said they were 'delighted' by the proposed changes, which would extend the benefits ban to serious offenders detained in hospitals under court order
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Western Morning NewsCriminals in hospital to lose benefits as Labour closes ‘loophole’
Families of victims of the Nottingham attacks have welcomed the plans
Evening Standard
Criminals detained in hospitals could lose thousands in benefits under plans
The parents of a Nottingham attack victim said they were ‘delighted’ that the Government is looking into a benefits ban for hospital order convicts.
Criminals held in hospital will have benefits cut under new Government plans
Nottingham attack victims’ parents said they were ‘delighted’ by the proposed changes, which would extend the benefits ban to serious offenders detained in hospitals under court order Convicted killers held in hospitals under court orders could see their benefits slashed by thousands of pounds annually under new proposals from the Government. Currently, while inmates are prohibited from claiming state benefits, the Department for Work and Pensio…
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