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DWP to cut PIP and other benefits to save billions of pounds

The article from MSN discusses the UK government's plans to reform the welfare system, specifically targeting Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and other benefits to achieve significant cost savings. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is considering changes such as revising eligibility criteria, altering assessment processes, and possibly replacing cash payments with vouchers or a catalogue/receipt scheme for PIP recipients. These reforms aim to reduce expenditure by billions of pounds, with suggestions that the current system might be too generous or open to exploitation. The government's proposals have sparked concerns among disability rights groups and opposition parties about the potential negative impacts on disabled people's independence and financial security. The changes are part of a broader effort to manage public spending, with the government also looking at other benefits like Universal Credit for similar reforms.

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[ https://www.msn.com/en-gb/politics/government/dwp-to-cut-pip-and-other-benefits-to-save-billions-of-pounds/ar-BB1rh1sj ]