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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Kiran Stacey

UK benefits system could collapse if payments are not cut, Liz Kendall says

Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall said the UK’s £326bn social security system was ‘at a crossroads’. Photograph: REX/Shutterstock

Britain’s benefits system faces collapse without cuts to disability payments, Liz Kendall has said, as the government published plans that put it on a collision course with dozens of angry Labour MPs.

Kendall published her welfare reform bill on Wednesday, confirming it would lead to benefit cuts for 950,000 people by 2030. She said the country’s £326bn social security net might cease to exist if costs continued to escalate.

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