Pat McFadden, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, announced that over 1,000 people are signing up for personal independence payments (PIP) daily, emphasizing the need for reforms. He highlighted that the annual increase in PIP claimants equates to a population the size of Leicester, prompting the government to consider tightening eligibility for savings of £5 billion. Despite over 100 MPs opposing these reforms, McFadden insists on the necessity of welfare reform amidst rising long-term sickness claims, stating that governance requires tackling difficult issues.
A thousand people a day go on to Pip (personal independence payment) - that's a city the size of, for example, Leicester - year after year after year.
Welfare reform is not an easy issue, and to govern is sometimes to have to grasp issues that aren't easy.
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