Spring statement 2025 live: Rachel Reeves set to slash benefits again in billions of budget cuts

Charitable organizations and health professionals have warned a reduction in welfare can risk lives, because the government has prepared to publish an official impact assessment in how many people affect its plans.

Charities reported on the increase in calls and visits to their tips for advice after last week announcements, which came after long-term guesses about what could be in trade.

The beneficial mind for mental health said that his folded advisors reported that some people stated that their care level was such that they felt “have no choice.”

Line advice tips Tips advice Last calls from 90 last week at 182 last week, while other information and support lines received more than 2,540 calls, which is 10 percent increased in the previous week.

The scope of the beneficiality of disability told her line on her line on the day of the announcement that he had more than doubled in 344 out of 118 weeks, while her internet community had seen 20,000 interactions compared to 15,000 seven days before.

Citizens’ tips saw a view of your PIP consulting pages, in the last week they increase to almost 80,000 views, which was 44 percent before.

The scope said people feel “abandoned by the government.”

Meanwhile, a group of public health experts stated a further reduction in social insurance could lead to death.

Writing in the British medical journal (BMJ), reforms said, which come after years of savings, would have a harmful effect on already vulnerable people.

One of the groups, Professor Gerry McCartney – a specialist in the economy at Glasgow University, said: “There are now significant evidence that drives on social security since 2010. year, the population health in the UK.

“Implementation is even more reduced will result in more premature deaths. It is vital that the Government of Great Britain understands this evidence and takes a different approach to politics.”

The average price of the house in the UK increased by 4.9 percent in the year by January 2025, said the National Statistics Office (ONS).

The annual growth rate increased from 4.6 percent in 12 months to 204. December.

The average prices of the house increased to £ 291,000 (4.8% of the annual growth) in England, in Wales of £ 210,000 (6.0 percent) in Wales, and 187,000 pounds (4.6%) in Scotland, in 12 months to 20. January.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepared for today’s spring statement that already knew that he had little or no place for maneuver and faced with slow economy with almost no growth.

But the news from the budgetary responsibility office this morning, sharp fees will not have the desired cutting effect of the 5 billion £ and instead of saving only 3.6 billion pounds is the main blow.

This means more difficult decisions elsewhere in the government, while from Chancellor’s own promises and fiscal rules prevent further tax or borrowing at any significant level.

It is added that news about inflation is a small bonus, but the entire digit remains greater than its inheritance from Toria.

Ministers in the last few days were also very critical of her acceptance of free free problems in what is seen as a sign that her future looks very trembling.

Ms. Reeves today are needed great performance to beat confidence in their ability to sty the economy and persuade companies and their colleagues to have an intellect needed to turn things.

The Secretary of Defense John Healey said today’s statement “will be a difficult, strong statement in difficult times.”

“The chancellor will determine this afternoon that the world is changing, our task is to ensure Britina future and is therefore to make additional 2.2 billion pounds available for defense.”

The Chancellor is expected to announce further reduces the prosperity at the time when it promised to strengthen His 2.2 billion pounds for the consumption of the defense.

Asked why Ms. Reeves did not facilitate self-inducing rules to allow for higher borrowing for defense consumption, g. Healey said: “Whatever you do, if you lend more borrowing and if you lend more prices.

“We are in a situation, nine months in this government, where the Liz Truss’s period means that our debt levels are still too high, servicing costs that the debt is too high.

“And central responsibility – it will be in the heart of the way Rachel Reeves will perform its statement – from strong public finance, fiscal responsibility will eventually provide the Foundation to renovate confidence in the British investment, and then renovate public service.”

The order will leave a hole for the abolition in the box office in the Chancellor, which the Chancellor will be fulfilled if it sticks to its daily consumption meeting through tax receipts, not additional borrowing.

Rachel Reeves It was set to present billions of pounds worth in Spring statement, In what could be one of the most original moments in his career.

The chancellor He hoped that her speech could simply be directly updating the state of finance in the country.

But the economic growth and higher than expected loan loans, in combination with their pledge not to raise taxes after her more billion pounds last year BudgetThey raised roles.