DWP told to cut two benefits 'reset' all awards to £103 per week - Birmingham Live

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : The CSJ is calling for ministers to act urgently to close the gap between work and welfare and reform mental health benefits, while protecting those unable to work due to a disability.
55% : This would get 120,000 young people into jobs while netting £765m in tax and welfare savings.
50% : The leading thinktank warns that the decision by ministers to rule out identifying savings in the Labour Party Sir Stephen Timms Review will sharply increase welfare spending and see millions consigned to a life on benefits.
50% : It also wants the DWP to introduce a Future Workforce Credit, an effective tax cut for employers hiring NEETs, funded by removing the UC health element for under-22s.
49% : READ MORE Monzo makes change to buy now, pay later for 13 million customers With 39.1 million people paying income tax, the £27.2 billion increase will cost each taxpayer £700 more on average every year by the end of the decade.
49% : With the same amount of money, the Chancellor could slash 3p off income tax - with £5 billion left over.

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