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Benefit Cuts
How cancer patients could suffer after Labour's cuts to universal credit
How cancer patients could suffer after Labour's cuts to universal credit
Dr Millie Light writes of the deep sorrow she feels for anyone who becomes sick or disabled with cancer after the cuts to the health element universal credit in April 2026
As an autistic teen I depended on the benefits system – we're all at risk if harmful reforms go ahead
As an autistic teen I depended on the benefits system – we're all at risk if harmful reforms go ahead
Labour's disability benefits bill is supposed to help people into work – but the jobs aren't there
Labour's disability benefits bill is supposed to help people into work – but the jobs aren't there
I'm a Labour MP and this is why I still can't support the government's disability benefits cuts