Labour MPs are publicly raising concerns over the upcoming cuts to the benefits system, with details expected to be revealed next week. The government is set to announce “radical welfare reforms” that aim to tackle what they describe as a “broken benefits system.” Work and Pensions Secretary, Liz Kendall, has already pointed out that the current system locks “millions” of people out of work and labelled it “dysfunctional” for its overly simplistic approach of categorizing people as either “fit for work” or “not fit for work.”
The government has promised to overhaul the Work Capability Assessment, which is used to determine if a person is fit to work, claiming the current system forces people who want to work “into a life on benefits”, reported Sky News.
