"Sickness Benefits Cost Devastating"

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Starmer says cost of sickness benefits 'devastating'

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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says rising cost of sickness and disability benefits is 'devastating' He says current system incentivises people away from work.

Critics say it could push more disabled people into poverty and push people out of work.

Ministers say they are trying to save 5bn a year by 2030 and encourage people to work.

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English

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