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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Thomas Kingsley

What are Jeremy Hunt’s benefits changes and when do they start?

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The chancellor has announced the “biggest change to our welfare system in a decade”, with reforms aimed at supporting more disabled people and jobseekers back into work.

In his Budget announced on Wednesday in the Commons, Jeremy Hunt said the UK was “proving the doubters wrong” and his sweeping policy changes would “improve the economic picture”.

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