Universal Credit health element cuts hit new claimants in DWP change

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : "Simultaneously boosting the standard allowance and investing £3.5 billion in employment support means we're creating a welfare system that backs people to work and helps them build a better future.
53% : New welfare rules are now in force which reduce the amount of money some Universal Credit claimants(Image: Getty) Brits on low incomes could face changes to their Government support payments.
50% : Social security and disability minister Sir Stephen Timms said: "The welfare system we inherited has for too long locked disabled people and people with long-term conditions out of work.
40% : Sweeping new welfare regulations have taken effect, slashing payments for certain Universal Credit claimants deemed unfit for work due to illness or disability.

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