Labour ‘to slash disability benefits for 1 million people’ as part of welfare cuts, The Times reports
- A million people may see their benefits reduced due to changes in the welfare system that only allow the most severely disabled to qualify.
- Sir Keir Starmer faces criticism from Labour MPs for a £5 billion cut to sickness benefits, essential to control rising costs.
- James Taylor of the charity Scope warned that tightening assessments would push hundreds of thousands of disabled individuals into poverty.
- Rachel Reeves criticized the welfare system for failing to support those in need and not helping them find work.
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Big benefits cuts are imminent - here's what to expect and why it could be just the start
With little more than a week to go until Rachel Reeves delivers the spring statement, the Treasury is looking for ways to plug a hole in the public finances. The welfare system is set for billions of pounds in cuts - but some in government think the changes don't go far enough.


What the papers say – March 17
Debate over Sir Keir Starmer’s planned welfare cuts dominate Monday’s front pages. A war of words over Labour’s proposed cuts to disability benefits leads Monday’s headlines. The Guardian reports Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will “defy growing fury” and introduce welfare cuts that could see more than 600,000 claimants lose an average of £675 per month. Monday’s GUARDIAN: Anger grows over Starmer’s ‘£675 a month’ disability cuts#TomorrowsPape…
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