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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Sarah Ping

People with long-term health conditions welcome Government decision on payments

Stephen Kerr, who lives with osteoarthritis, said he was ‘tentatively positive’ about the welfare changes announced (Stephen Kerr/PA) - (Stephen Kerr)

People with long-term health conditions, including a man given 12 months to live, have said they welcome the Government’s decision not to freeze the personal independence payment (Pip) despite rumours to the contrary.

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall announced an overhaul of the welfare system and reform to disability benefits on Tuesday after she said the current social security system was “failing the very people it is supposed to help and holding our country back”.

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