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The Independent UK
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SHOCKING: Reform mp reveals he gamed benefits system in old job - You Need To See This

Reform Lee Anderson Reform UK
  • Reform MP Lee Anderson admitted to "gaming the system" to help clients secure benefits during his previous role at the Citizens Advice Bureau.
  • Anderson claimed some advisers had a "100 per cent hit rate" for benefits forms, even for fit individuals, describing it as a "competition" with the Department for Work and Pensions.
  • Reform UK plans to end Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for claimants with "non-serious" anxiety disorders and introduce more frequent reassessments.
  • The party's head of policy, Zia Yusuf, highlighted a tripling of new PIP claims for under-25s in five years, arguing young people are being "tossed onto a scrap heap".
  • Anderson labelled this the "anxiety generation", suggesting they stay home on taxpayer-funded support, with Reform UK projecting £9 billion in annual savings from welfare cuts by 2029.

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