Labor offers reforms aiming to save more than £ 5 billion from disability

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Sir Keir Starmer’s government, until the end of ten years, said that the greatest return of the premier will save the rebellion in a movement that will save more than £ 5 billion in a movement.

The plans provided by the UK works and pensions Liz Kendall on Tuesday, will reduce the benefits of disability and incompetence for hundreds of thousands of people by 2029-30 people.

The Labor Government, who wants to fish the financial gap in his plans, defends it without reformBritain’s prosperity costs will be the risks that have a shortage of stimulus for the generation of the balloon and a generation of generation.

However, the proposals shown in a consultant green paper have already caused a wide range of decline LaborMPs and voters said that the government should not target the poorest in society.

The largest proposed changes in the system are the basic form of adaptation for personal independence payments and a basic form of disability benefits. It will be more difficult for people with a mental health condition and to get more difficult physical difficulties.

Labor wants to find billions of pounds ahead of chancellor Rachel Reeves‘March 26 Spring statement said that the government’s financial room for the maneuver, due to the latest forecasts by the UK’s independent budget guard.

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