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» Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Welfare reform

Asked if the Prime Minister agreed with Chris Grayling’s comments about welfare reform, the PMS said that we had been clear about reforms to incapacity benefit; we were looking for a system that was fair and that got people who were able to work, back into work.

Asked if the aim of the reforms was to save money, the PMS said that generally speaking we were in tough times because of the budget deficit and we had to get the economy back on track. It was well known how much we were trying to save and one key area was the benefit system. But the key point was that we were trying to get people who were stuck in the benefits system, back into work.

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