The welfare secretary Liz Kendall announced a £5 billion cut to disability benefits amid reforms intended to improve the social security system. While she framed Labour's proposal as an effort to address the failings left by the Conservative government, criticism arose due to the magnitude of the cuts. The plan, touted for enhancing safeguards and adjusting universal credit, was overshadowed by the confirmation of significant reductions in support for disabled individuals, leading to fears about the implications of such austerity measures on vulnerable claimants.
Kendall's plan to cut disability benefits signals a troubling continuity with Tory policies, overshadowing claims of reform and raising concerns among advocates for vulnerable claimants.
Despite promises to improve social security, Labour's proposed £5 billion cuts to disability benefits represent the largest reductions seen, eclipsing even the austerity measures of previous governments.
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