Rachel Reeves unveils Universal  Credit CUTS in Spring Statement in bid to get Brits back to work

A RAFT of new benefit cuts has been unveiled by Rachel Reeves — with millions of Brits set to be affected.

The Chancellor confirmed the Universal Credit health top-up will be halved for new claimants from next year, and then frozen at £50 a week until 2030.

AlamyChancellor Rachel Reeves on her way to deliver her Spring Statement[/caption]

In her Spring Statement, she also slightly reduced the expected standard Universal Credit rate for 2029–30, from a previously planned £107 to £106 a week ...