Care Starmer defends the planned discounts of anxious work deputies

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Sir Kerr Starmer, representatives of the Labor Party, told the concern that it is right to reduce billions of pounds from the social welfare bill, amid warnings that the cuts may pose the greatest threat to his authority since he became prime minister.

Workers officials say that the government is looking to reduce about 5 billion pounds from the cost of paying personal independence (PIP) – the main disability subsidy – as Chancellor Rachel Reeves is trying to repair a hole in public financial affairs and enter more people at work.

The Prime Minister told a parliamentary meeting on Monday that the broken luxury system with wrong incentives has created a “lost generation”, as there is no young man in eight young men who are not in education, employment or training.

“I am not afraid to make large decisions,” said Starmer.

The ministers are expected to publish a green paper to reform social welfare next week. The Starmer Party was in a frequent mood about the proposed cuts when the Labor and Poison Party deputies met to defend the strategy.

One of the workers’ deputy said: “There is no doubt that this issue is the biggest challenge of the Kiir power that we have seen so far, as it applies to the core of people’s beliefs.”

Work numbers confirmed that the ministers were planning to reduce 5 billion pounds to PIP, which aims to help additional costs to live with a long -term health or hindrance. ITV News first reported the plans.

Louise Murphy, the major economist at the Decision Corporation, said the current cost of PIP, which is demanded by the 3.6 million people in England and Wales, is about 25 billion pounds, with expectations that will rise to 41 billion pounds by 2029-30.

Murphy said that if the government sought to provide an annual savings of 5 billion pounds by 2029-30 by imposing stricter civil tests for the new demands, this means that this would take off 40 percent of people currently qualify.

The ministers believe that the PIP system has never aimed to push many people with mental health conditions – Murphy says they represent about 40 percent of new claims.

Skats can also be achieved by providing a test of benefit, so they are only paid to people who also receive health related advantages through comprehensive credit.

Paul Johnson, director of the Institute of Financial Studies, said that another definitely proposed – frozen payments next year so as not to rise with inflation – can provide 1 billion pounds, but this will also be unlucky with work representatives.

Social welfare experts say that the relative generosity of health -related benefits is an implicit recognition that it is not possible to live in the long run at the basic rate of global credit.

But great Discounts for luxury spending It became inevitable because of the exacerbation of the financial expectations facing Reeves before its spring statement on March 26, along with the increasing demands Spend more on defense.

Before the Parliamentary Labor Party meeting on Monday, Rachel Maskle, the former shadow minister, said that the planned cuts created “deep and deep anxiety” among her co -workers.

One of the deputy said: “Some people feel very upset and not the usual suspects. Many people find that it is very difficult to stomach discounts to the luxury bill that excels over the conservatives.”

One of the minister confirmed that Starmer had been addressed to discounts in social welfare by many Labor Party deputies, but many were carrying their fire until they saw the final package of reforms.

The minister added: “Many people believe this is something that can be done. The idea in the name: We are a working party.”

Starmer is supported by about 35 Labor Party deputies who formed a new group of “Get Britain Working”, which claimed that the current luxury system “often an obstacle to finding work.”

For Reeves, stopping the expansion of the advantages of deficit has become necessary. It is expected that the slower growth and high borrowing costs have eliminated the preparation room of 9.9 billion pounds in October against its self-bases imposed, which requires them to obtain the current budget in the surplus by 2029-30.

While Reeves indicated that she does not want to raise taxes in the spring statement, some analysts expect to be forced at the height of taxes later this year. One option is an extension It freezes on personal tax thresholds For another two years, collecting 10 billion pounds in 2029-30.