Turn2us’s response to the Chancellor’s Spring Statement

The government has chosen to cut critical support from sick and disabled people to meet arbitrary fiscal rules. We agree that we need to get the system working; every day we hear from people who can’t afford essentials or who are scared to try work and risk losing all their support. But cuts for the most vulnerable are absolutely not the answer.

Cuts to social security will increase hardship, not employment. The cuts won’t magically move anyone into work; they will deepen poverty, further damage trust in the system and make health conditions worse. We are deeply concerned about the mental health impact that these announcements are already having on the people reaching out to us.
 
The government should be focusing on providing genuine support into employment for people who can work. We urge them to listen to claimants and build a compassionate system that we can all trust to support us when we need it.  
 
Tom Lawson, CEO of Turn2us