The UK government announced plans that will terminate the health top-up for universal credit for under-22s with long-term illnesses or disabilities, as stated by Work Secretary Liz Kendall. This move aims to reduce a growing welfare bill and will affect around 66,000 young adults currently receiving the benefit. Funds saved from this decision are slated for reinvestment into youth training programs. Critics, however, argue that the reforms harm vulnerable young individuals, while the government defends these changes as necessary for fairness among the disabled community and an effort to manage rising incapacity benefits.
Under-22s with long-term illnesses or disabilities will no longer be able to claim a health top-up on universal credit under government plans, aiming to cut the welfare bill.
The proposed reforms have sparked criticism from disability campaigners, who describe the measures as 'brutal and reckless', raising concerns for young people dependent on this support.
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