You're right that benefit cuts weren't part of the chancellor's spending review yesterday, but they are still going ahead as things stand despite mounting criticism from backbench MPs. As our political correspondent Tamara Cohen reported last night, the work and pensions secretary has said she won't back down. Liz Kendall says restricting personal independence payments (PIP) and the health top-up to universal credit will save £5bn. The government's benefit cuts explainedThe government says the PIP caseload has more than doubled from 15,000 new claims per month in 2019 to 34,000. PIP is a benefit to help disabled people with the increased costs of day-to-day living.

Source: The Times June 11, 2025 22:47 UTC