The government is facing accusations that their new welfare reforms will create a tiered system among the disabled community.
In the Commons yesterday, welfare and pensions minister Liz Kendall was asked a number of times whether the reforms would create a 鈥渢wo-tiered system鈥.
The changes would see existing claimants continue to receive their current allowance, while new claimants would be subject to the tighter eligibility.
Meanwhile, a Government review taking the views of disabled people into account will launch, with the possibility of further changes as a result of its proposals.
Jonathan Reynolds has rejected suggestions Government welfare reforms would create a 鈥渢hree-tier鈥 system, saying it is 鈥渆ntirely normal鈥 for existing entitlements to be 鈥済randfathered鈥.
Asked about the suggestions, the Business Secretary told Sky News: 鈥淚鈥檝e seen these claims, I don鈥檛 accept this.
鈥淚t鈥檚 entirely normal for when we have significant changes to the welfare state, existing entitlements to be grandfathered.
鈥淭here are people in the UK getting severe disablement allowance. That closed to new entrants in 2001. So this is quite common.鈥