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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Albert Toth

FOUND: Thousands could lose key disability benefits in welfare changes | Mind Blowing Facts

Major changes to welfare under consideration by ministers include cuts to disability benefits for young claimants, limiting the Personal Independence Payment (Pip), and further stripping of Motability, according to reports.

One of the key options that could be announced later this year is removing the health element of universal credit for claimants under 25, government sources told The Guardian. There are more than 250,000 claimants in this group, official statistics show.

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