Ministers look at softening UK welfare cuts to head off backbench rebellion

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Ministers are considering their controversial UK’s welfare reforms that can maintain 200,000 people in their disability, as the government wants to stop a backbank uprising.

Sir Care Starma’s plan unveiled in March Reform the welfare system The government is known as “Personal Freedom” to save the government about $ 5 billion in a year by scales behind the disabled facilities.

A proposed PIP evaluation rules were seen in the changes that were being seen so that any person would not get at least four points in any category, but get a higher overall score, they would still be eligible, notified of the discussion of the two.

This change in consideration can affect about 13 percent of 1.5 million people at risk of reducing their disability facilities.

The people emphasized that the government could not follow this change, and a number of other options were being focused on, Stars The next month he prepared that his premiership could be the biggest rebellion.

Labor MPs involved in organizing the rebels before the crunch votes in welfare reforms have said that more than 1 1605 agree with the proposals, which can be completely removed from about 5 people, many of which need help to wash or use toilets.

Nigel Pharaz’s populist Reform UK Party is on the right side of the issue like immigration and transites, but he is aware of the need to prevent the uprising and maintain the party’s unity.

The Prime Minister has already stated that she is planning to return to her deeply unpleasant decisions Strip the winter fuel payments From about 10 million pensioners, and allies indicate that he was interested in scrapping Bi-infant benefit capWhich is an important contributor to child poverty.

Under the current system, PIP recipients are given up to 12 scores in 10 different sections. To get the “Standard Rate” of PIP and get at least 12 points for “extended rate” will score a total of eight points in all their categories.

However, under the rules announced earlier this year, at least four points will be achieved in at least one section to get any rate of PIP of the claimants as it is implemented in November 2026.

This change, discussed by the ministers, can still qualify for PIP if they get a higher overall score by scoring less than four in all the daily living sections of the daily living.

This higher overall score can be set to 12 in line with the current score required to get an increased rate, the people said.

According to the information provided by the government under the Freedom Act of Information, currently 12 or more score – and therefore eligible for the increased rate of PIP – and therefore eligible for the increased rate of PIP, thirteen percent of the people were given less than four points for all evaluation categories. This Equal to about 210,000 people,

The office in charge of the office states that today, considering the raw number of recipients, the proposed welfare reform of the starmer means that about 1.5 million people can lose this facility. However, it has added that it expects behavioral changes to significantly reduce the number of persons affected by the applicants and the evaluation.

The watchdog therefore estimate that about 5 people will lose the disabled benefit, which equal the recipients of about 1 per percent.

The close people of the government emphasized that the changes would not be effective until November next year and it would take three years to rebuild everyone in case load.

The official spokesman said: “Most people who are currently getting PIP will continue to accept it. We will never compromise on the protection of people who need our support, and our reforms will always be there social security systems who will never be able to work, and their income is protected.”