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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Albert Toth

Martin Lewis warns Labour £5bn benefits cuts are ‘fraught with challenges’

Money expert Martin Lewis has shared his initial analysis of Labour’s newly announced changes to the welfare system, calling them “fraught with challenges”.

The reforms were announced by work and pensions secretary on Tuesday, with the measures amounting to £5 billion in cuts to welfare. This was mostly concentrated on scaling back health and disability-related benefits as part of Labour’s ‘Pathways to Work’ Green Paper.

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