CoastAl

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UK to End Cash Payments for PIP and Disability Benefits in 2025: What Comes Next? in c/uk_politics@feddit.uk
[–] CoastAl@feddit.uk 15 points 4 days ago

Literally the first sentence says non-cash payment plans have been scrapped. The title is click bait fake news

Keir Starmer to scrap two-child benefit cap as Treasury told to find money in c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
UK net migration almost halves in 2024, falling to 431,000, ONS estimate in c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
[–] CoastAl@feddit.uk 2 points 2 weeks ago

I saw something on the news about this earlier, its down to a number of people who entered the UK on student and short term visas in 2021 following the "previous policy changes" mentioned here that only gave them a right to stay here 3 years. The "expert" on the news I saw said they have been waiting for years with the anticipation this will happen once those visas expire and people have to leave.

UK’s 50 richest families hold more wealth than 50% of population, analysis finds in c/uk_politics@feddit.uk
[–] CoastAl@feddit.uk 4 points 2 weeks ago

All that money from pushing most employed workers salaries down to as close to minimum wage as they can get away with has to end up somewhere.