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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Eleni Courea Political correspondent

Ministers consider tweaks to soften welfare cuts before key vote

Protester holds 'welfare not warfare' poster
Protesters demonstrating against the welfare cuts outside parliament in March. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

Ministers are considering tweaks to soften their controversial welfare cuts before a crunch vote in parliament next month.

The government is examining a potential change that could allow up to 200,000 people to keep their disability benefits by tweaking assessment rules.

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