Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to implement significant reforms to the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) system, aiming to reduce government expenditure on disability benefits.
The proposed measures include tightening eligibility criteria for PIP, potentially affecting around one million claimants, particularly those with mental health conditions or difficulties with daily activities.
Sky’s social affairs correspondent, Becky Johnson, visits Ashfield in Nottinghamshire, where one in three people are economically inactive.
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