Doctor Fraser Bell retweetledi
This is wild. Announcing changes to the PIP assessment with little rationale beyond saving £5bn, which is downgraded to £3.4bn by the OBR, then scrambling around to make further cuts to help meet fiscal rules based targets. None of this is being led by evidence or people's needs
Steven Swinford@Steven_Swinford
Exclusive with @Smyth_Chris Rachel Reeves will announce further welfare cuts after the Office for Budget Responsibility told ministers their benefit reforms will save £1.6billion less than planned The OBR rejected ministers' £5billion welfare savings estimate, putting it at £3.4billion Reeves will announce that Universal Credit incapacity benefits for new claimants, which were halved in Kendall's original package, will now be frozen until 2030 as well rather than rising in line with inflation There will also be a small reduction in the basic rate of UC in 2029 The moves will raise an extra £500milloon Govt source says that the new cuts are in keeping with green paper thetimes.com/article/f80da8…
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