What does welfare reform really mean?
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The meaning of welfare reform
Dr Simon Duffy ■ The Centre for Welfare Reform ■ 30th January 2013 ■ Northampton Volunteering Centre
The Centre for Welfare Reform believes the welfare state is a good thing - its just designed wrong
so, welfare reform should mean...
Designing a welfare system that better supports active citizenship, strong families and great local communities
but today, ‘welfare reform’ means...
cutscutscutscutscuts...cuts...
£72 billion of cuts
Most cuts fall in two areas:
Child Benefit freezeAbolition of Sure Start Maternity for second and subsequent children
Change to CPI indexation of benefits Reductions in support for carers
Replacing DLA with PIP Child Benefit clawback from higher rate taxpayers
Time-limiting of contributory ESATransfer of Social Fund to local government
Council Tax Benefit – 10% reduction and localisation
Extension of JSA lone parents with a youngest child aged 5-6
Housing Benefit cuts Household Benefit cap
Abolition of the Independent Living Fund
Continued use of ATOS or others
Universal Credit Reductions in ‘Access to Work’ funding
Closure of Remploy services Abolition of the Child Trust Fund
Tax credit changesAbolition of the Health in Pregnancy Grant
Abolition of the Child Trust Fund Abolition of the ESA youth rules
To find out more
•How the cuts target disabled people
•What will happen in practice
•Why this is happening
download the report
www.centreforwelfarereform.org