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.Work ...
The UK is cutting welfare spending to urge people to work. Critics say it will hurt the vulnerable
Britain’s Labour Party government has announced an overhaul of the welfare system it says will save the cash-strapped ...
Work And Pensions Secretary's Commons Speech On Welfare
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions the Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP delivered the below speech to the House of Commons on the 18 March 2025 ...
Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall gives DWP benefits reform update in Commons
Plans for benefits reform will be published “imminently”, Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has told MPs. Speaking ...
Benefit cuts: What is PIP, how do people qualify and how will Leicestershire claimants be affected?
Major changes to benefits were announced yesterday (Tuesday, March 18) by Leicester West MP and Secretary of State for Work ...
Parliament today: DWP PIP benefit changes unveiled as Government working to save billions
Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall revealed in Parliament today extensive changes to DWP PIP and Universal Credit ...
Labour warned ‘draconian' cuts to DWP benefits will penalise poorest
Scope’s executive director of strategy, James Taylor warned these cuts could “penalise some of the poorest people in our society”. He added: “Life costs more if you are disabled. Ripping £5bn out of ...
Welfare reform ‘welcomed’ by experts but major warning for people immediately affected
Among seemingly endless criticisms of Kendall’s cuts, Rebecca Lamb from Money Wellness noted this removal is particularly “welcomed”. These reassessments have often been branded as traumatic events ...