Reeves Considers Welfare Cuts to Fund Investment in Jobs and Green Energy

The Chancellor has been under intense pressure from MPs, charities and Labour’s union backers to row back on the decision to scrap winter fuel payments for most pensioners Rachel Reeves is considering cuts to the welfare budget in order to spend more on long-term investment as she prepares to draw up a money-saving Budget.

The minister promised to address the number of young people out of work due to mental health issues, saying: “You have to be earning or learning if you are young.” The Chancellor has been under intense pressure from MPs, charities and Labour’s union backers to row back on the decision to scrap winter fuel payments for most pensioners.

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