Martin Lewis' inbox 'flooded' with messages concerned about same thing
Back in March, the government announced plans to cut around £5 billion from sickness and disability benefits, with restrictions to the eligibility for Personal Independence Payments (PIP) being the main target of the cuts.
Martin told BBC Radio 4 on Friday: "My mailbox is flooded with people concerned on that - both with physical and mental health disabilities problems - worried about how they are going to live and how they are going to continue.
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"When you take a payment away from people who have no other income the biggest problem you have is what do you do, how do you transition them to the new lower income when prices are going up?
"The answer is you can't. So it will cause pain and the government need to be aware of that."
The finance guru isn't the only one concerned about the proposed cuts, as over 100 Labour MPs have suggested they cannot support the measure, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer facing the a major revolt over it.
Now, a cross-party Work and Pensions Committee, which is led by Labour MP Debbie Abrahams, wrote to the Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall urging her to pause the reforms.
Ms Kendall said: "I understand people's concern and I understand people are anxious. But we are consulting with disabled people and the organisations that represent them on our PIP review, to look at the assessment process.
"I believe the task of helping people who can work, get work, is urgent."
She added: "I am listening. I have great respect for Debbie Abrahams and members of the Committee.
"I am talking in detail with MPs... we want to get this right.
"I think the task of overhauling the system that has written off and denied people support for too long - there has been failure of the last government to deal with these problems - and I want to make a start."
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