The UK government is considering restricting or cutting PIP benefits following a report that suggested some claimants don’t face extra disability costs, sparking fierce backlash from campaigners. Existing PIP claimants will see their awards automatically extended and protected from immediate cuts, with official decisions on long-term system changes expected by late 2026. Major disability charitiesContinue reading “PIP Cuts: Trimming Budgets By Stripping Lifelines”
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Rishi Sunak Backs Drive To Get More People Off Benefits
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is preparing to crack the whip to get more people back to work by allocating them work coach meetings to get them off benefits. Government data shows in some places one in five people are claiming benefits. As a result of these figures, Rishi Sunak and Work and Pensions secretary Therese CoffeyContinue reading “Rishi Sunak Backs Drive To Get More People Off Benefits”
