US EditionLabour unveils disability benefits reforms that aim to save more than £5bn
- Labour is unveiling cuts to disability benefits, aiming to save over £5 billion, as announced by Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall in the House of Commons.
- Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer stated that the reforms are necessary for a sustainable welfare system, addressing rising costs significantly.
- Changes may tighten eligibility criteria for Personal Independent Payments , which support those with long-term health conditions.
- Growing backlash from Labour MPs has led to discussions against potentially freezing PIP, affecting approximately 3.6 million claimants.
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"The current system does not work for anyone": Labour reform disability pensions and disability benefits
After having registered an additional 1.1 million beneficiaries between 2019 and 2023, at an additional cost of 14 billion euros, the government intends to limit the increase in health-related aid. ...
£5bn welfare cut STILL won't rein in disability benefits, minister admits
LABOUR’S £5billion welfare squeeze will not be enough to rein in rising disability benefits, a minister has admitted. Costs will still go up, Sir Stephen Timms conceded. Richard Townshend PhotographyMinister Sir Stephen Timms says the £5billion welfare squeeze will NOT rein in rising disability benefits[/caption] Reforms aim to slash spending by tightening Personal Independence Payment (PIP) eligibility and cutting the health top-up for new Univ…
Labour MPs should just tell the truth about benefit cuts: they don't go far enough
It takes a rare political talent to offend and upset so many voters in such a short period of time, but sometimes it’s necessary if you’re going to introduce radical reforms and shake things up a bit. The trouble for Keir Starmer is that for all the noise he and his ministers have made about reforming the benefits system, the measures announced on Tuesday amounted to something less than a damp squib. Radical, they were not.Even so, they managed …
Labour Party rolls back welfare allowances to get people back to work
The United Kingdom’s Labour Party cut welfare spending to boost the economy and save costs. The reforms, unveiled on Tuesday afternoon in a Green Paper, aim to save £5 billion, or $6.5 billion, a year by 2030. These savings will come through the tightening of eligibility for health and disability benefits, setting up identity troubles for the party that founded the U.K.’s welfare state. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves Downing Street t…
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