Justice Secretary highlights supporting ‘disadvantaged’ amid benefit cut reports

The Government must do everything it can for “the most disadvantaged in society”, the Justice Secretary has said, amid reports the Chancellor is weighing up real-terms cuts to benefits.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is reportedly weighing up plans to break with custom by not raising welfare payments in line with inflation in his autumn financial statement to free up cash for tax cuts ahead of the next election. Asked by Sky News’ Sunday Morning With Trevor Phillips if he would be personally comfortable with the plan, Mr Chalk said: “We must do everything we can for the most disadvantaged in society.“We want to ensure, I will want to ensure, my colleagues will want to ensure, that we are decent, humane and we want to support people.”Mr Chalk responded: “Take it as you like.”

On Saturday, the Prime Minister declined to “speculate” about what will be in the Chancellor’s statement on November 22 when asked if he could guarantee benefits would rise with inflation.

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