Rishi Sunak's New Welfare Settlement and Ending Signal Culture

Rishi Sunak delivered a significant speech outlining his new welfare settlement, focusing on getting individuals back to work. He highlighted the issue of signal culture, where GPs sign off on people, potentially leading to disproportionate benefit claims. Sunak proposed trials to ensure more objective benefit assessments. His announcements included accelerating universal credit rollout and increasing sanctions to incentivize work-seeking. However, the effectiveness of these changes before the next election remains a question.