{"id":256817,"date":"2025-06-27T15:04:46","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T14:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/uk-government-u-turn-over-planned-benefit-reforms-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-06-27T15:04:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T14:04:46","slug":"uk-government-u-turn-over-planned-benefit-reforms-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/uk-government-u-turn-over-planned-benefit-reforms-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"UK government U-turn over planned benefit reforms | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/EmBZaV1I_k4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"UK government U-turn over planned benefit reforms | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EmBZaV1I_k4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The UK government has confirmed a U-turn on its cuts to disability benefits in a bid to avert a rebellion by more than 120 Labour backbenchers.<\/p>\n<p>People who currently receive personal independence payments (Pip), or the health element of universal credit, will continue to do so.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, changes will apply only to new claimants from November 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#UK #UniversalCredit #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UK government has confirmed a U-turn on its cuts to disability benefits in a bid to avert a rebellion by more than 120 Labour backbenchers. 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