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Gov refuses to say which conditions no longer qualify for benefits under reforms

The Work and Pensions Secretary has refused to set out which health conditions will no longer result in access to sickness benefits, as part of the Government’s major welfare reforms. In a statement to the Commons, Mel Stride set out plans to ...

29 Apr 2024 at 18:33

Physically disabled will be affected by payment reforms, warns think tank

Some people with mental health conditions could see cash payments stopped and replaced with talking therapies, under new welfare reform proposals. Disability charity Scope described the extent of the proposed changes to the personal ...

19 Apr 2024 at 13:18

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Communities Department Capita 'assessment' contract decision slammed

The decision by the Department for Communities (DfC) to re-appoint Capita to carry out assessments for Child Disability Living Allowance (DLA) has been slammed by local anti-poverty campaigner, Sinéad Quinn. Capita will also carry ...

10 Jul 2023 at 12:33

Government to unveil cuts to benefits amid backbench discontent

Sir Keir Starmer’s Government is poised to confirm cuts to welfare on Tuesday amid mounting backbench disquiet about the potential extent of the reforms. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall is expected to outline plans to get ...

18 Mar 2025 at 00:01

What changes have been announced to the benefits system?

The Government has announced a raft of changes to the welfare system which it said will help support people into work. The reaction to the various measures has been mixed, with some parts being welcomed and others branded ...

18 Mar 2025 at 18:44

Sickness benefits bill ‘devastating’, Starmer says as he defends reforms

The rising sickness and disability benefits bill is “devastating” for the public finances and has “wreaked a terrible human cost”, Sir Keir Starmer said after his Government announced a £5 billion cut to welfare. The ...

19 Mar 2025 at 00:01

Celebrities call for rethink of ‘shameful’ Government welfare cuts

A host of celebrities including Succession star Brian Cox and veteran actor and presenter Sir Stephen Fry have called on the Government to U-turn on controversial welfare cuts. With experts estimating that around a ...

21 Mar 2025 at 00:01

Cabinet united over welfare cuts, McFadden says as ministers brace for backlash

The Cabinet is united behind efforts to slash the welfare bill, one of Sir Keir Starmer’s closest allies said as the Government braced for a backlash to its benefits curbs. Pat McFadden, the Chancellor of the ...

18 Mar 2025 at 12:25

Minister insists ‘most people’ see need for welfare reform in face of backlash

Around a million people in England and Wales will lose their disability benefits as part of a welfare overhaul, a think tank estimated, as a Government minister insisted “most people” feel the system needs ...

19 Mar 2025 at 10:55

Starmer told there is ‘nothing moral’ about his £5bn welfare cuts

Sir Keir Starmer has been directly challenged by Labour veteran Diane Abbott over the Government’s cuts to welfare, with the Mother of the House telling him there was “nothing moral” about the plan. ...

19 Mar 2025 at 17:15

Work and Pensions Secretary sets out overhaul of benefits system

An overhaul of the welfare system will see the assessment process for some health benefits scrapped and reform to disability benefits in a plan expected to save billions by the end of the decade. ...

18 Mar 2025 at 14:45

Government defends major welfare reforms but charities condemn ‘cruel cuts’

Benefit reforms branded the biggest shake-up to the welfare system in a generation will create a “pro-work system”, the Government has said. But charities have argued the proposed changes are ...

18 Mar 2025 at 17:11

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