DWP boss told 'urgent action is needed' to rein in benefits bill by peers
The health benefits system has been labelled as "financially unsustainable" by a Lords committee, prompting calls for ministers to overhaul the system. The chairman of the cross-party Economic Affairs Committee, Lord Bridges of Headley, has penned a letter to Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall, stressing that "urgent action is needed to address the rising social and financial cost".


