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Changes to personal independence payments (PIP) could save up to £9bn a year, Reform UK has said. Reform UK’s Lee Anderson has led the calls to shake-up the disability and incapacity benefit.

Speaking on Wednesday, Mr Anderson savaged the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ) welfare system. Anderson admitted he used to “game the system” to help people get on benefits and accused Citizens Advice of continuing to do so.

The Ashfield MP told a press conference that he worked at the advice organisation before entering politics. “Before I came into politics, I worked for the Citizens Advice Bureau,” the Ashfield MP told a press conference.

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