PM faces backlash over plans to tighten eligibility, potentially leaving more than 600,000 claimants £675 a month worse offKeir Starmer is to defy growing anger by driving through welfare cuts for some of the UK’s most severely disabled people, with an overhaul that could see more than 600,000 benefit claimants lose out on an average of £675 a month.Ministers are set to ditch plans to freeze personal independent payments (Pip) amid a backlash. But they will still tighten eligibility criteria for the benefit under big changes to be set out by the work and pensions secretary, Liz Kendall, on Tuesday. Continue reading...
Keir Starmer plans to implement welfare cuts impacting severely disabled individuals in the UK, potentially causing 620,000 benefit claimants to lose an average of £675 monthly by 2029-30 due to stricter eligibility for Personal Independence Payment (PIP). This plan has triggered concerns among disability rights campaigners and Labour MPs due to its disproportionate impact on low-income families and those unable to work.
