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Chloe Chaplain
@chloechaplain.bsky.social
Senior Political Correspondent at The i Paper - covering all things Westminster
The rise will be paid for by cutting overseas development spending, the PM says
February 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Reposted by Chloe Chaplain
I spoke to @chloechaplain.bsky.social who wrote more about the freeze given this context on the weekend below.

If we want fewer families relying on food banks and fewer children in poverty we can't freeze core components of our benefits system. inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Housing benefits wiped out by soaring rents - as Reeves faces pressure to help
Almost one in five households on benefits has reported falling behind on rental payments, i can reveal
inews.co.uk
November 25, 2024 at 12:23 PM
Reposted by Chloe Chaplain
"Benefit voucher schemes are simply not popular with the public, even for voters who traditionally support lower spending on the welfare state", according to
@chrishopkins92.bsky.social.

For more details of our research, find
@chloechaplain.bsky.social's piece here:

inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Replacing PIP cash benefits with vouchers would be wrong, say public
Poll carried out for i reveals majority of people want personal independence payments (PIP) to continue being paid in cash, and think the benefit is too small
inews.co.uk
November 25, 2024 at 10:45 AM
Thought my banner photo was apt given the name of the site - the blue sky over Scafell Pike last week (when the sun was still making an appearance) ☀️⛰️
November 19, 2024 at 2:23 PM