Ban foreigners from claiming disability benefits, say Tories
- Under Tory plans, disability benefits will be limited to British citizens and settled EU citizens, excluding foreign nationals. These reforms aim to combat fraud and require face-to-face assessments for claims.
- Kemi Badenoch emphasized the need to reform welfare by stating that benefits must only be available to British citizens and settled EU nationals.
- Concerns about the cost of disability benefits have led to proposals preventing certain conditions, such as anxiety and mild depression, from qualifying as severe disabilities for benefits.
- The overall spending on disability benefits is projected to increase significantly, rising from £39 billion in 2023-24 to £58 billion by 2028-29, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility.
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Tories to axe benefits starting off with barring 'foreigners'! - Workers Revolutionary Party
THE Tory Party has launched its campaign to force the working class to pay the bill for the worldwide capitalist crisis of the bosses, a crisis that is worsening by the minute. The Tory Telegraph newspaper launched the party’s desperate campaign with a declaration on Sunday that: ‘Foreigners should be barred from claiming key disability benefits to reduce the cost of Britain’s welfare bill.’ As is their way, the Tory opposition has called on the…
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