He said the figures showed that the vast majority of new claimants for sickness benefits were in fact able to return to work and pledged to focus attention on existing claimants as a result. (politics.co.uk)
Existing claimants in homes where someone of working age also lives have been spared the welfare cut, but new claimants under the Universal Credit scheme will face deductions. (itv.com)
Mr Duncan Smith will tell MPs this week that while all new benefit claimants will have to abide by the new rules from April 2011, the changes will not come into force for existing claimants until January 2012. (telegraph.co.uk)