The Independent is committed to delivering important news stories, from reproductive rights to financial scrutiny of Big Tech. Recent changes announced by Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall are set to cut benefits for an estimated million disabled individuals, raising concerns over the impact on poverty and health. While some aspects of the changes, such as not freezing PIPs, were welcomed, major charities and unions have condemned the reductions as immoral, emphasizing the urgency of equitable welfare in light of increasing disability claims.
These immoral and devastating benefits cuts will push more disabled people into poverty, and worsen people's health.
The bulk of the changes will fall on personal independence payments (PIP) by raising the threshold that people can qualify for.
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