Talk given to voluntary sector in Northamptonshire on the real meaning of welfare reform.

1. The meaning of welfare
reform
Dr Simon Duffy ￭ The Centre for Welfare Reform
￭ 30th January 2013 ￭ Northampton Volunteering Centre

2. The Centre for Welfare
Reform believes the
welfare state is a good
thing - its just designed
wrong

3. so, welfare
reform should
mean...

4. Designing a welfare
system that better
supports active
citizenship, strong
families and great local
communities

5. but today,
‘welfare reform’
means...

6. cuts
cuts
cuts...

9. £72 billion of cuts

10. Most cuts fall
in two areas:

17. Abolition of Sure Start Maternity for second
Child Benefit freeze
and subsequent children
Change to CPI indexation of benefits Reductions in support for carers
Child Benefit clawback from higher rate
Replacing DLA with PIP
taxpayers
Time-limiting of contributory ESA Transfer of Social Fund to local government
Council Tax Benefit – 10% reduction and Extension of JSA lone parents with a
localisation youngest child aged 5-6
Housing Benefit cuts Household Benefit cap
Abolition of the Independent Living Fund Continued use of ATOS or others
Universal Credit Reductions in ‘Access to Work’ funding
Closure of Remploy services Abolition of the Child Trust Fund
Tax credit changes Abolition of the Health in Pregnancy Grant
Abolition of the Child Trust Fund Abolition of the ESA youth rules

30. To find out more
•How the cuts target
disabled people
•What will happen in
practice
•Why this is happening
download the report
www.centreforwelfarereform.org