Benefits cuts are looming. And Labour MPs are already threatening to rebel - The i Paper
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The article reports on upcoming government reviews of youth benefits and Personal Independence Payments (PIP) for disabled people, with Labour MPs expressing concerns about potential sanctions and conditionality on disability-related welfare benefits for young people. A separate PIP review led by disability minister Sir Stephen Timms is expected before Christmas and will overhaul assessment criteria for disabled people's benefits.
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Next week, the Labour Government will face a reckoning over how it plans to bring down the soaring benefits bill for young people. And even before Alan Milburn’s long-awaited report into youth worklessness is published, the prospect is [making some Labour MPs jumpy](https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/benefits-timebomb-burnham-first-major-rebellion-4869051?ico=in-line_link). The review – due as soon…
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