"Before his speech to the Conservative conference on Monday, Stride set out Tory proposals to cut 47bn a year from public spending, with the biggest chunk, 23bn coming from reductions in welfare. Stride told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that big savings could also come from stopping people with what he called lower-level mental health issues receiving long-term sickness benefits."
"I can't speak to everybody's individual circumstances. There are some where it wouldn't necessarily impact them, this change. There are some that will be able to adjust their working arrangements, or perhaps work longer, or whatever it may be as a response to this. And I think when it comes to the benefits system, I think most [in the] country feel that it's right"
Tory proposals would cut £47bn a year from public spending, with £23bn coming from reductions in welfare. The plan would restrict welfare eligibility to people with UK citizenship, potentially removing benefits even from long-term residents with indefinite leave to remain. Overseas nationals denied benefits would have the option to return to their countries of origin or adjust work arrangements, including working longer. Big savings could also come from stopping people with lower-level mental health issues receiving long-term sickness benefits. EU nationals with settled status would be exempt from the citizenship rule under post-Brexit arrangements. Further proposed savings include £8bn from cutting about 130,000 civil service jobs and £7bn from slashing overseas aid to 0.1% of GDP. The proposals frame UK citizenship as a defining qualification for access to the benefits system.
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