Tories would prevent long-term jobless spending benefits on alcohol and cigarettes
3 sources·Updated September 24, 2026
Tory benefit restrictions
Covered by 3 sources
- Sky News Home·10h agoLong-term benefits claimants could be banned from buying alcohol and cigarettes under Tory plansRead at Sky News Home →
- The Independent·14h agoTories would ban long-term benefit claimants from gambling, buying alcohol and cigarettes
Full rate of Universal Credit would be given only to people who have worked for years
Read at The Independent → - BBC Politics·15h agoTories would prevent long-term jobless spending benefits on alcohol and cigarettes
The proposals would also see benefits cut for people who are able to work but have failed to hold down a job.
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