US EditionWelsh First Minister 'reserves judgement' on UK Government's benefits cuts
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer, while in Huddersfield, announced increased funding to improve rail connections to Manchester, York, and Leeds, while Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced further welfare benefit cuts.
- The government justifies the reforms by stating the welfare system needs modernizing and aims to help people return to work, as the rising sickness and disability welfare bill is unsustainable, particularly among young people.
- The changes, announced in Wednesday's Spring Statement, include tightening Personal Independence Payments qualification rules, which could affect around 800,000 people, freezing health-related universal credit at £50 per week until 2030, and potentially pushing 250,000 more people into poverty.
- First Minister of Wales, Eluned Morgan, has refused to support the UK Government's benefits cuts until she understands the impact on Wales, where approximately 250,000 people claim PIP, and has requested a Wales-specific impact assessment from Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall.
- Amidst concerns that the reforms are not aligned with Labour Party values, MPs are organizing briefings to understand the changes, as a Labour politician voiced that people in his constituency are 'terrified' of the tightened criteria for sickness and disability benefits, and the government faces potential backbench criticism and a possible revolt over the cuts.
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Starmer has a chance to see off Labour benefits rebels - but will he take it?
The Government believes a threatened rebellion over cuts to disability and sickness benefits will amount to little, but ministers face further backlash over the looming report on their child poverty strategy, The i Paper understands. MPs against the welfare cuts are organising briefings to ensure others on the Labour benches understand the extent of the changes to Personal Independence Payments (PIP) and the universal credit health element (UC H…
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