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Reform UK's MP Admits to 'Gaming' Benefits System

10/29/2025

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Lee Anderson, a Reform UK MP, admitted to 'gaming the system' to help clients obtain benefits while at the Citizens Advice Bureau.
He described the process as competitive and said some advisers achieved a 100% success rate on benefits applications.
Reform UK proposes cutting Personal Independence Payments for non-serious anxiety disorders and increasing reassessments.
Zia Yusuf, Reform UK's head of policy, says under-25s PIP claims have tripled in five years.

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Lee Anderson, a Reform UK MP, admitted to 'gaming the system' to help clients obtain benefits while at the Citizens Advice Bureau.
He described the process as competitive and said some advisers achieved a 100% success rate on benefits applications.
Reform UK proposes cutting Personal Independence Payments for non-serious anxiety disorders and increasing reassessments.
Zia Yusuf, Reform UK's head of policy, says under-25s PIP claims have tripled in five years.