POLL OF THE DAY: Do you think the Government’s cuts will solve Britain’s benefits crisis? VOTE NOW (0.009070294784580499)

<img src="https://www.gbnews.com/media-library/liz-kendall.jpg?id=53647615&width=1200&height=800&coordinates=0%2C0%2C0%2C0"/><br/><br/><p class="">After Work & Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall announced the Government would cut Britain's ballooning benefits bill, GB News asks its members if Sir Keir Starmer's plan will solve the welfare crisis. </p><p>The decision, which will leave many sick and disabled claimants worse off, is expected to cut welfare spending by around £5billion by the end of the decade.</p><h3></h3><br/><div class="opinary-widget-embed" data-customer="gbnews" data-poll="do-you-think-the-governments-cuts-will-solve-britains-benefits-crisis_gbnews"></div> <script async="" src="//widgets.opinary.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script><h3></h3><br/><p>Addressing the House of Commons this afternoon, the Work & Pensions Secretary announced that the Government would be consulting to merge Jobseeker's Allowance and the Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).</p><p>Kendall also confirmed the the "complex" and "time-consuming" work capability assessment, which is required to gain Universal Credit, will be scrapped in 2028.</p><p>She later revealed that the Government will be removing "financial incentives" behind claiming welfare benefits.</p><p>However, the allowance given to Universal Credit claimants will also be hiked by £775 by 2029/30.</p><p>Addressing MPs in the House of Commons, Kendall said: "The social security system that we inherited from the Conservatives is failing the very people that it is supposed to help and is holding our country back.</p><p>"The facts speak for themselves. One in 10 people of working age are now claiming a sickness or disability benefit. Almost one million young people are not in education, employment or training - one in eight of all our young people.</p><p>"Some 2.8 million are out of work due to long-term sickness, and the number of people claiming personal independence payments is set to double this decade from two million to 4.3 million, with the growth in claims rising faster among young people and those with mental health conditions."</p><p><strong><em>Do you think the Government’s cuts will solve Britain’s benefits crisis? Vote now and have your say in the comments section below.</em></strong></p>