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Liz Kendall, the Work and Pensions Secretary, has announced a series of reforms aimed at overhauling the UK’s welfare system. 1 These reforms focus on reducing the number of people out of work and cutting the rising welfare bill. Key changes include tightening eligibility criteria for Personal Independence Payment (PIP), scrapping Work Capability Assessments (WCA) by 2028, and introducing a “right to try” scheme to encourage people to return to work without losing benefits. 2 The government expects these reforms to save £5 billion by 2030. 3 A permanent, above-inflation rise to the standard allowance of Universal Credit will also be implemented