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People claiming Personal Independence Payment from the Department for Work and Pensions have been warned they would face cuts of £9 billion under a Reform UK welfare shake-up.

Reform UK's Lee Anderson, the party's welfare spokesman, outlined measures to restrict Personal Independence Payment for people under 25 and all those with "non-major anxiety." The proposals also include reinstating face-to-face assessments and establishing therapy programmes for individuals with mild mental health conditions.

Party representatives highlighted escalating PIP expenditure reaching one per cent of GDP, with Anderson arguing the existing system was "not fair on our taxpayers and not fair on young people".

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