As the Times reported:Rachel Reeves will announce further welfare cuts after the budget watchdog told ministers their benefits reforms will save £1.6 billion less than planned. Cruelty from KendallAs the Canary previously reported, Kendall announced that the rate of DWP Universal Credit standard allowance for new and existing claims would increase by a whole seven pounds in 2026. What are the new DWP cuts? There will also be a small reduction in the basic rate of universal credit in 2029, after Kendall increased it by £7 a week. Moreover, there was already weeks of cruel and distressing uncertainty surrounding the DWP cuts.
