Foreigners should be barred from claiming key disability benefits to reduce the cost of Britain’s welfare bill, the Tories have said. The party has called on Sir Keir Starmer to restrict personal independence payments (Pips) and sickness top-ups to Universal Credit to UK citizens only. These benefits can be worth up to £1,200 a month. Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, will also use a speech this week to make cutting welfare a clear dividing line with Labour and Reform.
The move comes after it was revealed the cost of benefits claims by households with at least one foreign national has doubled to nearly £1 billion a month. Kemi Badenoch will contend that the Conservatives ‘are the only party prepared to get spending under control’
Foreigners should be barred from claiming key disability benefits to reduce the cost of Britain’s welfare bill, the Tories have said.
The party has called on Sir Keir Starmer to restrict personal independence payments (Pips) and sickness top-ups to Universal Credit to UK citizens only. These benefits can be worth up to £1,200 a month. Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, will also use a speech this week to make cutting welfare a clear dividing line with Labour and Reform. The move comes after it was revealed the cost of benefits claims by households with at least one foreign national has doubled to nearly £1 billion a month.
Last week, Sir Keir was forced to abandon his benefits reforms in a humiliating reversal after facing a massive rebellion from his MPs. The climbdown has blown a £5 billion hole in the national finances, with Rachel Reeves suggesting it will have to be filled with tax rises.
The move comes after it was revealed the cost of benefits claims by households with at least one foreign national has doubled to nearly £1 billion a month. Kemi Badenoch will contend that the Conservatives ‘are the only party prepared to get spending under control’
Foreigners should be barred from claiming key disability benefits to reduce the cost of Britain’s welfare bill, the Tories have said.
The party has called on Sir Keir Starmer to restrict personal independence payments (Pips) and sickness top-ups to Universal Credit to UK citizens only. These benefits can be worth up to £1,200 a month. Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative leader, will also use a speech this week to make cutting welfare a clear dividing line with Labour and Reform. The move comes after it was revealed the cost of benefits claims by households with at least one foreign national has doubled to nearly £1 billion a month.
Last week, Sir Keir was forced to abandon his benefits reforms in a humiliating reversal after facing a massive rebellion from his MPs. The climbdown has blown a £5 billion hole in the national finances, with Rachel Reeves suggesting it will have to be filled with tax rises.
