27 June 2025, 16:21

By Andy McDonald

The changes Liz Kendall announced overnight, including to Universal Credit and the Personal Independence Payment Bill, are welcome.

I've had so many constituents utterly terrified by what was coming. There'll be great relief all around. It’s come hard up against the wire.

But my concern is that while this helps existing claimants, it won’t improve the lot of those yet to come.

When people fall ill or become disabled in future, they’ll be treated differently. Those currently receiving the UC health top-up and PIP will retain their entitlements, but future applicants will get a completely different program. We risk creating second-class welfare recipients.

Surely the........

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