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LABOUR accused the government yesterday of having a “warped sense of priorities” after Work and Pensions Secretary Stephen Crabb pushed ahead with his universal credit scheme despite reports that the plans were flawed.
According to new research by the Resolution Foundation, 2.5 million working families would lose over £2,100 a year under the new welfare scheme.
But Mr Crabb insisted that universal credit (UC), which rolls seven different benefits into a single payment, was motivating jobseekers to find work.
Labour will find increases in the state pension age are unacceptable, just as cuts to the Winter Fuel Allowance, personal independence payments and universal credit are — it needs to change direction immediately, writes PCS general secretary FRAN HEATHCOTE
A new report from the Citizens Advice destroys the government narrative about disabled people ‘choosing’ not to work, showing the £3,000 annual cuts will create a two-tiered system based on claim dates rather than needs, writes DYLAN MURPHY
The government’s retreat on PIP still leaves 150,000 new universal credit claimants facing halved benefits from April 2026, creating a discriminatory two-tier welfare system that campaigners must continue fighting, writes DR DYLAN MURPHY