Ministers say no more social security cuts – but have approved a enormous package of savings for this parliament alreadyThe government has dropped its controversial personal independent payment (PIP) cuts,and the Treasury has confirmed that there are no plans to fill the PIP-shaped £4.6bn hole in the budget through further welfare changes. But despite ministers’ conciliatory noises, plenty of other social security cuts remain in dwelling for this parliament, or amounting,in theory, to billions of pounds of savings.
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Source: theguardian.com