UK benefits system could collapse if payments are not cut, Liz Kendall says

<p>Work and pensions secretary publishes her welfare reform bill, but concessions do little to placate angry Labour MPs</p><p>Britain’s benefits system faces collapse without cuts to disability payments, Liz Kendall has said, as the government published plans that put it on <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jun/17/government-officials-brace-for-labour-mps-rebelling-against-welfare-bill">a collision course with dozens of angry Labour MPs</a>.</p><p>Kendall published her welfare reform bill on Wednesday, confirming it would lead to benefit cuts for 950,000 people by 2030. She said the country’s £326bn social security net might cease to exist if costs continued to escalate.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jun/18/uk-benefits-system-could-collapse-if-payments-are-not-cut-liz-kendall-says">Continue reading...</a>