Left wing Labour MPs are gearing up to oppose disability benefit overhaul for young people - Left Foot Forward
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The UK government is expected to propose overhauling disability benefits for under-25s, including making them ineligible for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and replacing it with a lower youth allowance, based on recommendations from former Labour minister Alan Milburn. Multiple Labour MPs are publicly opposing these proposals, arguing they would push young disabled people into poverty rather than incentivize employment.
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**Andy Burnham’s government is potentially setting itself up for a big fight with its own MPs over proposals to radically overhaul the welfare system. Several Labour MPs have already come out publicly in opposition to what they expect to be proposed by the government.** According to reports, the government is set to bring forward changes to the welfare system in line with the recommendations of th…
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