Brian, a single father with mental health challenges, expresses concern over recent disability benefit cuts amidst claims from Keir Starmer asserting that vulnerable individuals won’t be affected. The reforms aim to alleviate the concerns of those who are unable to work, but skepticism remains widespread among disabled individuals and advocacy groups. The Resolution Foundation estimates that changes to the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) could financially burden over a million people, contradicting reassurances by government officials. The narrative suggests a crisis in trust between the government and the disabled community.
If Starmer can persuade disabled people that this is true, then much of the opposition to what the government is doing would diminish.
Most of the savings are going to come from the government tightening eligibility for Pip, which is paid to people both in work and out of work.
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