This week Kemi Badenoch and Work and Pensions Shadow Secretary, Helen Whatley, set out the Cosnervatives' plan to cut £36 billion from Labour’s ballooning welfare bill.
Richard Fuller MP commented:
Spending on working-age welfare is set to rise by £60 billion under Labour. This is not fair on the taxpayer, nor on those written off to a lifetime of benefits.
Andy Burnham, like Keir Starmer, will not stand up to his left-wing backbench MPs and cut the welfare bill. Our serious plan to save £36 billion from the welfare bill is fair on taxpayers and those who are drawn into a life on benefits.
The best form of welfare is a well-paid job, and that is why the Conservatives are prepared to take the tough choices to Get Britain Working Again and build a fairer system.
The Conservatives' plan will cut:
- £13.7 billion from reforming disability and sickness benefits, including ending claims for mild mental health conditions and routine back and joint pain.
- £9.5 billion from ending benefit claims for non-EU Settled Status foreign nationals.
- £3.1 billion by reintroducing the two-child benefit cap scrapped by Labour.
- £2.8 billion by shifting child DLA support for mild learning and behavioural conditions from cash handouts to practical support.
- £1 billion from ambitious new plans to tackle fraud and error.
- £4.5 billion by reforming Housing Benefit.
You can read the full plan at https://www.conservatives.com/welfare
