Mon, 30 Jun 2025

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 Welfare concessions to be set out before key vote

Ministers hope to reassure wavering MPs after a rebellion over benefits cuts led to a major climbdown.

* The government will release more details on concessions made over proposed welfare changes, aiming to quell Labour MP rebellion.
* Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall says the government wants a "fairer, more compassionate" benefits system.
* Original plans would have saved £5bn by 2030 but were scaled back after opposition from Labour MPs.
* New modelling suggests around 150,000 people will be pushed into poverty by 2030 due to welfare cuts, lower than initial estimate of 250,000.
* Deal with rebel Labour MPs includes limiting Pip cuts to only new claimants and reversing plans to freeze health-related component of universal credit.
* Government will outline terms of review of Pip assessment and introduce regulations allowing people receiving health and disability benefits to try work without fear of reassessment.
* Dozens of Labour MPs still have misgivings about the benefits changes and could defy government in Tuesday's vote.
* Conservative Party calls for cuts to mental health benefits for all but the worst cases.
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