Members of Parliament have approved revisions to the welfare system, modifying eligibility criteria for certain benefits.
Following weeks of debate and significant concessions from ministers to avert defeat in the House of Commons, 49 Labour MPs defied their own party leadership with dissenting votes.
However, the opposition was insufficient to block the bill, which passed with 335 votes in favor to 260 against, securing a government majority of 75.
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With the bill now approved, it proceeds to the ‘committee stage’ for further MP consideration, followed by a subsequent vote known as the third reading.
Joshua Reeves, who has cerebral palsy, expresses concern that the welfare changes will create a “two-tier benefit system.”
Officials have told the BBC that plans to help those affected by benefits cuts into work have not been “properly considered.”
Young disabled individuals may soon experience reductions in their Universal Credit top-up as part of broader welfare reforms.
Sir Sadiq Khan has stated that the cuts would dismantle the financial safety net for disabled London residents.
The Work and Pensions Secretary defends the cuts, which have drawn criticism from over 100 Labour backbenchers.