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The DWP has been urged to approve four major changes to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Universal Credit in the upcoming Autumn Budget.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver the Government's latest fiscal update on November 26 , and there are rumours that Labour is considering a new round of benefit cuts. Experts have warned that tax rises alone will not be enough to plug Britain's financial black hole, and spending on welfare must be trimmed.
Earlier changes to Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment have had to be watered down after protests from backbenchers and campaigners. All PIP proposals were removed from new legislation and a freeze on Universal Credit health payments will only apply to new claimants after next April. But Labour seems to b