Is The Government Backing Down Over Benefits?
Plans to freeze some disability benefits could be abandoned.
March 16, 2025
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March 16, 2025
Is The Government Backing Down Over Benefits?
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<p>Today, we look at the news that ministers could abandon plans to freeze some disability benefits.</p><p>Paddy, Laura and Henry discuss where the news came from, and what the plans were in the first place.</p><p>And, after a week in which Health Secretary Wes Streeting announced that he was getting rid of NHS England, they look at how he might be changing other parts of the health service.</p><p>You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers.</p><p>You can join our Newscast online community here: https://discord.gg/m3YPUGv9</p><p>New episodes released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bit.ly/3ENLcS1</p><p>Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Laura Kuenssberg and Paddy O'Connell. It was made by Chris Flynn with Adam Chowdhury. The technical producer was Jonny Hall. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.</p>
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