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Glasgow plans to tackle poverty undermined by benefits cuts, city treasurer says

Glasgow City Council, spurred by Cllr Bell's motion, is alarmed by proposed UK government cuts to benefits, believing they will harm disabled and sick individuals.
The proposed UK government cuts to benefits are viewed as undermining efforts to tackle poverty and will negatively affect vulnerable populations, further entrenching barriers for disabled people regarding access, employment and social inclusion.
The council has been actively working to tackle poverty through transformative work and early intervention, but believes the cuts will undermine these efforts and wants the UK Government to scrap the two-child benefit cap, which restricts support to two children per household.
The government's changes include cutting health-related universal credit for new claimants from £97 to £50 a week starting in April 2026, freezing payments for existing claimants until 2030, tightening assessments for the daily living allowance affecting 800,000 people, and potentially causing 3.2 million families to lose an average of £1,720.
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