A range of new measures regarding benefits were announced by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt during Wednesday's budget speech. To help kickstart the country's economy a range of measures have been announced to get more people back into work as well as a large reform on the benefits system.
During the speech, Money Saving Expert founder Martin Lewis was tweeting "explanations and jargon translations." The changes include a new white paper on disability benefits, which will remove the controversial workplace capability assessment used to decide whether someone is fit for work and whether they qualify for benefits, reports the Liverpool Echo.
This move should see benefits claimants seek work without the fear of losing disability benefits, but while this move has been welcomed by campaigners, there are concerns about another measure announced by the Chancellor. The Universal Credit sanctions scheme will be tightened in a new push to get hundreds of thousands of people back into work. The move has prompted concern from campaign groups.
