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Rachel Reeves has been told she should "consider" Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ) welfare cuts in the Autumn Budget. The Institute for Fiscal Studies says the Chancellor should take ‘bold’ action on benefits and pensions.

The IFS warned Ms Reeves against “doing the bare minimum”. Options incude scrapping the state pension triple lock, slashing health-related and disability benefits, and limiting growth in spending on special educational needs.

Ben Zaranko, an associate director at the IFS, said: “Trying to do it to chase particular savings isn’t a recipe for success." Mark Franks, Director of Welfare at the Nuffield Foundation, said: "The choices the government makes in the upcoming Budget will have implications that go far beyond issues of fiscal arithmetic.

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