The Tories’ benefit cap is ‘social justice in action’, says Iain Duncan Smith

‘The government’s benefit cap is an example of “social justice in action”, Iain Duncan Smith has said.

Writing in the Daily Telegraph newspaper the Work and Pensions Secretary claimed that his reduction in payments was providing people with a “clear path to fulfilling lives and independence from the state”.

“Welfare reform is improving social mobility for families across the country,” he argued. “A key example of this is the benefit cap which we brought in to put a stop to sky-high benefit pay-outs. Under the Bill, the cap will be lowered from £26,000 to £23,000.”’

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