Blaming increased global uncertainty, Rachel Reeves squeezed £4.8billion out of sickness and disability benefits, leaving disabled people, their families and carers to bear the brunt
Rachel Reeves is accused of implementing £4.8 billion in cuts to sickness and disability benefits in the Spring Statement, impacting over three million families and potentially plunging 250,000 people into poverty. The cuts, blamed on global uncertainty, include reductions to Personal Independence Payments and carer's benefits, with critics arguing they disproportionately affect low-to-middle income families. While Reeves defended the measures as necessary to stabilize the country's finances, they have sparked outrage and warnings of further spending cuts.
