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DWP wants to reform benefits to cut costs, not help disabled people into work, court hears (www.bigissue.com)

submitted 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) by frankPodmore@slrpnk.net to c/uk_politics

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In summary, these were actually Tory plans to cut costs, which were described as helping disabled people into work. Internal documents show cost-cutting was the actual intention all along, but Labour tried to block publication of those documents (in a legal way they had a right to try, to be clear).

Labour is now conducting its own review, and may or may not go through with the plans as stated in those documents.

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[–] OrlandoDoom 4 points 4 weeks ago

Take away benefits and it's work or death. What more do the plebs deserve?