https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/britain-on-course-for-lowest-benefits-rates-in-history

Tory Chancellor Jeremy Hunt condemned after announcing harsher welfare sanctions in an ugly resurgence of its austerity-era ‘shirker’ rhetoric

BRITAIN is on course for the lowest benefits rates since records began, a new report found as the Tories were yesterday condemned for announcing harsher welfare sanctions in an ugly resurgence of its austerity-era “shirker” rhetoric.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt told the Conservative conference the government is replacing the work capability assessment and examining the sanctions regime.

Save the Children UK branded his claims that 100,000 people are leaving the labour market every year for a life on benefits were based on a “complete fallacy.”

The charity’s head of child poverty Becca Lyon said: “In fact, the so-called ‘safety net’ of universal credit is so low that 90 per cent of low-income households are regularly going without essentials like regular meals, a hot shower, or heating.”

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https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/britain-on-course-for-lowest-benefits-rates-in-history