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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Ross

Martin Lewis’s charity warns Starmer’s PIP disability cuts will be ‘catastrophic’

Martin Lewis’ charity has warned that Labour’s changes to the Personal Independence Payment (PIP), a key benefit for individuals with long-term health conditions or disabilities, will have a “catastrophic impact”.

Under reforms to the country’s welfare system, Sir Keir Starmer’s government plans to update the eligibility criteria for PIP and universal credit to save around £5bn a year by 2030, and get more people into work.

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