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Sunak announces disability benefit curbs to tackle ‘sicknote culture’ | Welfare

Rishi Sunak announced new cuts to disability benefits and said he wanted to consider whether some cash payments for claimants suffering from mental health conditions could be replaced with access to treatment and services. In his speech on welfare, the Prime Minister said he would launch a consultation on Personal Independence Allowance (PIP), a means-tested […]

New York Migrants Receiving Cash Welfare Payments After Quiet Rule Change

Democratic-controlled New York state is secretly giving cash payments to thousands of immigrants under a rule change that makes non-citizens eligible for welfare benefits. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Temporary Disability Assistance Administration (OTDA) will change the terms of the Safety Net Assistance (SNA) program in 2023 to make immigrants who fill out asylum applications eligible to […]