Questioning the First Minister of Wales today on the UK Government’s welfare reforms yesterday, Cllr Janet Finch-Saunders AM said:

"It is worth remembering that, according to a YouGov poll in January, 74% of the population supported a benefits cap at £26,000. The Institute for Fiscal Studies has suggested that the impact of changes to benefits on the UK economy will be that the incentive to undertake paid work will be strengthened. The Department for Work and Pensions has said that, when the universal credit is implemented fully, it will lift some 900,000 people out of poverty.

"Based on this analysis, the welfare reforms will have a positive effect on the Welsh economy by boosting employment

"The Welsh Government need to stop their scaremongering and support the UK Government which is helping people out of the poverty trap and back into work!"