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