BURSTChancellor says criteria for getting personal independence payment are being reviewed
Rachel Reeves has ruled out a U-turn on disability benefit cuts but said she was “taking into account” representations from Labour MPs, and could tweak the qualification rules for the benefits.
The chancellor said “the welfare system is not working today” and the changes the government was making were needed because 1,000 people a day were newly claiming disability benefits.
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