The Minister of Labor sent to defend Government welfare means He admitted he couldn’t live from £ 70 per week Universal credit young people could be forced to survive.
In an interview with the BBC NewightTorsten Bell, former Chief Executive Director of Left Tilting Resolution Foundation Think Tank, said the reduction in social cooperation in the amount of 5 billion £ the “heavy elections” involved.
According to the current system, those who do not have work are able to request a universal loan for assistance in living costs, which are currently worth about £ 70 per week for single people under 25 years.
Personal independence payments (PIP) are paid at the top of the universal loan for the revenue of those with disabilities, but about a million people will lose access because the criteria for regain.
Asked about the plans to reduce the provisions on the welfare, the Minister of Pension admitted that “absolutely” cannot live at £ 70 each week.
Pressed why you expect young people to live in that amount, “Well, I don’t, I have a mortgage to pay”, adding that “the system uses to support for young people.”
Mr. Bell argued that the current system of “young people” and the indictees were critics of the left wing “Defense of the benefits System”.
Despite reforms, Mr. Bell promised: “People with significant disability will be protected. They will be protected. Not only will be protected in the universal credit system, but they will be able to apply for PIP.
“So, people with significant disability, if young, if they currently receive UC health, they will still receive it. And if they have significant disabilities, they will continue to apply for PIP.”
Mr. Bell said the previous system “failed and ride upward Number of people who are not off work and receive benefits. ”
I, asked About the Critics of the GovernmentIncluding the former workforce chancellor John McDonnellMr. Bell said, “I said lightly John and others to defend the benefit system that writes about millions as incompetent to work.”
As War Words escalated, Mr. McDonnell was hit by: “Torsten Bell just accused me of defense of the social protection system. I didn’t know the reforms based on billions of exposed risks and put the lives of the disabled.”
Responsive to cuts, now independent MC McDonnell warned in Commons: “Reality tries to find a reduction of value of 5 billion pounds, by changing, the criteria will result in huge suffering and – we have seen in the past – loss.”
Other critics are included in the left-wing order of deputies Clive Lewiswho asked whether ministers understood “pain and difficulties that this would cause millions of people,” while workers for work and pensions Debbie Abrahams accused the government of “balancing books on the backs of sick and disabled”.
SECRETARY OF LADI AND PENSION Liz Kendall He said most of the changes in savings of $ 5 billion would be made of £ 2030, falling on the Pip raising the threshold that people can qualify for it. She pointed out that there were 1,000 new pipific applicants every week, saying the level of “unsustainable”.
Announcing the cuts, MS Kendall told Parliament the current social security system “Failure alone people should help and maintain our country.”
Despite the changes that indicate the largest welfare cuts since 2015. The ministers are unable to exclude further further horses drawn down the line.
Resolution Foundation Executive Director Ruth Curtice said for BBC Radio 4’s Today A million people will fully lose the right to PIP through the cuts. She said, “The government did not give us a number for how affected he would be, and because they did a rather detailed change in the system, we can’t say exactly who said exactly who will say exactly who will say exactly who will say exactly who will say exactly who will say exactly who will say exactly who will say exactly who will say exactly who will say exactly who will say exactly who will say exactly who will say exactly who will say exactly who will say exactly who will say exactly who will say exactly who will say correctly.
“I think it would be good for the government to tell us yesterday, but gave us what they told us about how much they plan, the assessment of the Resolution Foundation is completely about a million people completely lose completely.”
Despite the barrage of criticism, sir Keir Starmer He said on Tuesday: “This government will always protect the hardest disabled people to live with dignity.
“But we are not ready to single out and do nothing while millions of people – who have the potential to work and live independent life, instead become trapped from the work and abandonment of the system.