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Evening Standard
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Government defends major welfare reforms but charities condemn ‘cruel cuts’

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall said the current social security system was ‘failing the very people it is supposed to help’ (James Manning/PA) - (PA Wire)

Benefit reforms branded the biggest shake-up to the welfare system in a generation will create a “pro-work system”, the Government has said.

But charities have argued the proposed changes are “immoral and devastating” for those they represent and could “push more disabled people into poverty”.

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