Reform UK has unveiled plans to abolish personal independence payments for working-age adults and cut an estimated £50 billion from the benefits bill. Robert Jenrick, the party's treasury spokesperson, said the proposals would constitute the most comprehensive welfare overhaul in a generation, affecting nearly three million people.
Under the plans, PIP and the health element of Universal Credit would be replaced by a Health Security Allowance restricted to the most severe cases. The party estimates 2.89 million claimants would see payments modified or withdrawn, while 2.16 million would retain full entitlement after reassessment. Businesses with more than five employees would be required to fund the first two years of sick pay through insurance, offset by a cut in employer National Insurance contributions.
Reform says the package would deliver more than double the savings promised by the Conservatives. Labour dismissed the £50 billion claim as fantasy economics that would shift costs onto employers.