https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/benefits/ The latest Flip News stories on benefits. en-GB Thu, 24 Sep 2026 03:03:02 GMT https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/tories-benefits-cuts-pledge/ https://flipnews.co.uk/uk/tories-benefits-cuts-pledge/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Kemi Badenoch has pledged that a future Conservative government would cut universal credit to a 'subsistence allowance' worth 70 per cent of the full rate for claimants out of work for more than six months, paid on a card banning spending on alcohol, cigarettes, betting and cash withdrawals. Sarah Whitfield benefits welfare universal-credit Conservatives Badenoch The Times