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UK debates cutting disability benefits for under-25s
Original: https://www. theguardian.com/politics/2026/ oct/01/welfare-changes-under-debate-disability-benefit-young-people-uk . "A
The UK government is weighing welfare changes that would affect young disabled people, with one option under consideration being the removal of the health element of Universal Credit for claimants under 25. Commentators and disability advocates are criticising the proposal, warning it would hit some of the most vulnerable claimants as the wider debate over disability benefit reform continues.
Why now: Concern that planned welfare reforms would remove financial support from young disabled people is drawing criticism.
UK governmentUniversal CreditThe Guardian
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