'All pain and no gain'...benefit cuts will save just £100m, say experts

BENEFIT cuts are set to save only £100million despite causing enormous hardship for disabled people, a think tank claims.

- By Jonathan Walker

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall told MPs her changes were expected to save more than £5billion every year by 2030.

But the Disability Policy Centre said Labour’s cuts were “all pain and no gain”.

Sir Stephen Timms, the Department for Work and Pensions minister overseeing social security, conceded that the incapacity and disability benefits bill was set to soar to £100billion but insisted the huge sum was “sustainable”.

Ministers are also under fire for refusing to reveal how many people will be affected by new rules making it harder to claim Personal Independence Payments, which are provided to help the disabled and long-term ill with living expenses.