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OPINION - Why are 1.3 million people on mental health benefits?

Twice as many people are claiming mental health benefits as a decade ago

Evening Standard

Minister says he is concerned about level of ‘anxiety’ over welfare reforms

Social security minister Sir Stephen Timms told the Commons that he is ‘sad’ about the worries people have expressed.

Evening Standard

Voices: Is Labour’s welfare reform going too far – or is it necessary to balance the books? Join The Independent Debate

THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: Labour’s reforms to benefits aim to reduce economic inactivity and encourage work, but critics warn they could push vulnerable people further into poverty

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Kendall promises welfare reforms ‘imminently’

The Work and Pensions Secretary – who is expected to lay out her plans on Tuesday – told MPs that reforms would be published ‘imminently’.

The Independent UK

‘Not just about cuts’: Liz Kendall says benefits changes will help people find jobs

Welfare secretary visits Northampton centre helping out-of-work people develop skills, saying it is part of new approach

The Guardian - UK

MPs ‘jumping to conclusions’ over welfare reforms, suggests minister

Emma Reynolds, the economic secretary to the treasury, urged MPs to be ‘patient’.

The Independent UK

Cutting benefits is ‘not a Labour thing to do’, says Diane Abbott

Party’s longest-serving MP says she agrees with Ed Balls and Andy Burnham, who have criticised planned welfare cuts

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BBC calls out Scottish Labour MPs for dodging questions on disability cuts

THE BBC has called out the five Scottish Labour MPs who support the UK Government’s plans to slash disability benefits for declining to answer…

The National (Scotland)

Reeves may be forced to hike taxes as ministers refuse to rule out welfare U-turn

Think tank describes government plans to slash welfare as ‘regressive and rushed’

The Independent UK

'Moral case' to slash Britain's benefits bill as Keir Starmer faces outcry from backbenchers

Diane Abbott, the Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP, says cutting money for disabled people ‘is not a Labour thing to do’

Evening Standard

PM faces backbench discontent as Labour prepares to overhaul benefits system

Liz Kendall is expected to announce wide-ranging reforms to the benefits system on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Starmer to drive through welfare cuts that could affect UK’s most severely disabled

PM faces backlash over plans to tighten eligibility, potentially leaving over 600,000 claimants £675 a month worse off

The Guardian - UK

Doctors overdiagnosing mental health conditions, Streeting says, amid expected benefit reforms

Health secretary says too many people are ‘written off’ by welfare system

Evening Standard

Is Liz Kendall’s U-turn on disability benefits a sign of weakness or a victory for Labour rebels?

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The work and pensions secretary’s unexpected reversal on disability benefit cuts signals a major shift in government welfare policy, sparking debate among Labour backbenchers and ministers alike

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Labour MPs Revolt Over Planned Benefits Cuts as Government Prepares “Radical Welfare Reforms”

Labour MPs are publicly raising concerns over the upcoming cuts to the benefits system, with details expected to be revealed next week.

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s plan to overhaul long-term benefits is laudable, putting a moral slant on it is not

Painting a veneer of morality over welfare cuts risks people fighting a tougher battle for support they need

Evening Standard

Health Secretary declines to be drawn on benefit freeze ‘speculation’

Reports suggest the Government could be preparing to abandon plans to freezethe personal independence payment.

The National (Scotland)

Labour announces ‘right to try’ work plan for disabled people

Disabled people will have the right to try employment without the risk of losing their benefits under plans set to be announced as part of the…

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The Independent UK

Streeting refuses to rule out U-turn on PIP disability benefits freeze as No 10 tries to avoid rebellion

Health secretary Wes Streeting was unable to say whether the government would freeze PIP as part of its welfare reforms this week

The Independent UK

Disabled people to get ‘right to try’ work without risk of losing benefits

In an attempt to stave off a growing Labour rebellion, the government has offered up a concession in its plan to slash the welfare bill

Evening Standard

Disabled to get ‘right to try’ work without risk of losing benefits

The Government is expected to announce a series of reforms aimed at cutting the welfare bill in the coming days.

The Guardian - UK

Downing Street considers U-turn on cuts to benefits for disabled people

Controversial plans to cut personal independence payment (Pip) may be shelved after a tense cabinet meeting and backlash from Labour MPs

The Independent UK

Voices: Keir Starmer has been on a journey: From Corbynism to being ‘more Tory than Tony Blair’

COMMENT: And yet Labour MPs and members are remarkably quiet – that will not last, predicts John Rentoul

The Guardian - UK

MPs tell No 10: frontbenchers could quit over disability benefits plan

Labour MPs suggest backlash means PM cannot push ahead with freeze on some personal independence payments

The Guardian - UK

Dear Rachel Reeves: if there is no alternative to cuts, at least do them with care

As Labour prepares to wield the axe, it must avoid causing more harm to those on benefits, writes Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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