Cuts and caps to benefits have always harmed people, not helped them into work
Patrick, R. & Reeves, A.
(14 March 2025)
Cuts and caps to benefits have always harmed people, not helped them into work.
British Politics and Policy at LSE.
(14 March 2025)
Cuts and caps to benefits have always harmed people, not helped them into work.
British Politics and Policy at LSE.
In its effort to get more people back into work, the Labour Government has hinted at a series of cuts to sickness and disability support. Ruth Patrick and Aaron Reeves argue that this approach is misguided and goes against a host of evidence which suggests that cutting or caping people’s benefits pushes them deeper into poverty and further away from the labour market.