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Liz Kendall’s Proposed Changes to Welfare: What You Need to Know

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The Work and Pensions Secretary, Liz Kendall MP, announced the benefits reform Green Paper this week. The significant reforms to the welfare system, aiming to reduce the benefits bill by £5 billion annually by 2030 and encourage employment among those capable of working.  Abolishing the Work Capability Assessment which evaluates an individuals’ eligibility for health-related …

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Labour Party’s Welfare Reform: Impacts on Poverty and Vulnerable Populations

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The Labour Party claimed that combatting poverty and defending the welfare state were their top priority.  What do you believe now? With the recent ideas of welfare reform?  This will impact the most vulnerable people and is this appropriate?  What did the Chancellor mean when she said, “ducked for too long, like the rising cost …

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