The Telegraph reported that Labour is planning to slash £3bn from the welfare bill over the course of four years by tightening access to disability benefits.
The Conservatives launched plans to reform the work capability assessment, which assesses how much universal credit a person can get if they have a health condition, so that fewer people are eligible for support.
It is estimated that this will cut the number of people who are due to be put in the “highest tier of incapacity benefits” by more than 420,000 people, amounting to a lost of almost £5,000 per year per person.
It’s important to know that these plans will mostly impact new claimants but campaigners have said it will apply to existing claimants when their circumstances change, such as if they move house.
Labour is reportedly set to honour these plans, which could save the government £3bn by 2028/2029, although there has been no official announcement as yet. Reeves could announce these plans…
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