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the government has unveiled a major
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package of reforms to the UK's welfare
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system with the aim of saving up to5
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Billion by 2030 work and pension
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secretary Liz Kendall announced a widely
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anticipated string of changes to the
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UK's benefit system in the House of
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Commons on Tuesday she framed the
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measures as a bid to encourage more
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Brits back into the workforce and
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insisted to MPS she was ambitious for
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our people and our country but Kendall
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also pledged to create a more proor
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system for those who can be part of the
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workforce as well as always being there
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for people in genuine need so what are
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the welfare changes measures include
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Consulting on merging the job Seekers
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and employment support allowances into a
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new unemployment insurance scrapping the
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work capability assessment and
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legislating for a so-called right to try
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employment Kendall also pledged to
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tackle the perverse Financial incentive
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created by rebalancing the Universal
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Credit standard allowance and health
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elements with extra for lifelong
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conditions there will also be a
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permanent above inflation rise to
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standard Universal Credit and more
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reassessments although people with the
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most severe disabilities and health
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conditions that will never improve will
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not be reassessed the government also
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won't freeze or means test personal
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Independence payments or pip but Focus
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support on those with the greatest need
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meaning people would have to score at
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least four points in one category to
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qualify for a daily living allowance and
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pip assessments will be reviewed with
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the overall benefits savings amounting
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to more than5 billion in 2029 to 2030
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with the office for budget
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responsibility or OB to set out their
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final assessment of the costings next
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week and Kendall said there would be an
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additional 1 billion pounds a year
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invested into employment support with an
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expectation to engage while ministers
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would consult on delaying access to the
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Universal Credit Health top up to under
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22y olds with savings intended to be
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spent on training she said the status
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quo is unacceptable but it is not
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inevitable so what has the reaction been
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Shadow work and pension secretary Helen
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waitley brand Ed the planned welfare
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reforms as too little too late and urged
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Kendall to be tougher weightly stressed
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this is a Now or Never chance to seize
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the moment for millions of people who
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will otherwise be signed off for what
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could end up being a Lifetime on
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benefits however disability campaigners
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and unions condemned the move as cruel
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branding the measures immoral and
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devastating and set to push more
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disabled people into poverty some MPS on
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the left of the labor party railed
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against the announcement in the Commons
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work and pensions committee chairwoman
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Debbie Abraham argued there are
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alternative more compassionate ways to
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balance the books rather than on the
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back of sick and disabled people and
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former Corbin erer Shadow Chancellor
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John McDonnell warned of immense
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suffering and we've seen it in the past
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loss of life but the work in pension
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secretary insisted the government was
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overhauling safeguarding processes and
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vowed her aim was to improve lives and
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life chances while the prime minister's
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official spokesman earlier said the
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cabinet was United on the need for
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reform and The crucial importance of
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helping people left trapped out of work
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but Matthew Elliot from the jobs
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Foundation said while he welcomed plans
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to tackle growing economic inactivity
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more new jobs were needed for people to
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fill what do you make of the
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government's planned welfare reforms let
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