Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall pledges "decisive action" as she says too many people are out of work and on benefits.

The ultimate aim of these reforms is to bring down the spiralling cost of long-term sickness and disability benefits for working-age people. The amount spent has already risen by about £20bn since the ...

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has announced major changes to the benefits system, with new rules around everything from Universal Credit to Disability Benefits and Personal Independence ...

There had been fears that PIP payments could be frozen, so they would no longer rise with inflation, but today she confirmed this would not be the case. She did however reveal some big changes to the ...

Liz Kendall said the standard universal credit allowance will rise by £775 by 2029/30. The Secretary of State also said PIP will NOT be frozen - or means tested. People with the most "severe ...

The shake-up comes as Labour moves ahead with its plans to cut benefit spending by billions of pounds by pushing more people back into work - but what exactly could be announced today?

The government has changed cuts to welfare amid mounting backbench disquiet about the potential extent of the reforms.

Labour is expected to announce controversial cuts to disability benefit payments. The government has described the size of the welfare bill as “indefensible” and said its much-needed reforms will help ...

The “complex” and “time-consuming” work capability assessment for Universal Credit is to be scrapped in 2028, Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall said as she addressed Parliament on welfare reform ...

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The changes will include making it harder to qualify for PIP, as around £5bn of the floated £6bn in cuts focuses on the disability benefit claimed by 3.6 million people. The benefits bill has risen ...