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People signing up for disability benefits in a year the 'size of the city of Manchester'
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20:04Now PlayingHealth Secretary Wes Streeting has defended the possibility of welfare cuts in the chancellor's upcoming spring statement.
Speaking to Trevor Phillips, Mr Streeting said 1,000 people a day are signing up for Personal Independent Payments (PIP) and "over the course of the year that's the size of the city of Manchester".
There are reports the government is rowing back on a plan to freeze PIP payments following backlash from Labour MPs.
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