Ameer Kotecha

Ameer Kotecha endorses Reform UK proposals to overhaul the welfare system, arguing that Personal Independence Payment has expanded beyond severe and enduring disabilities and is contributing to an unsustainable benefits bill. He supports abolishing PIP for working-age adults, requiring some long-term unemployed people to undertake community work, and restricting out-of-work benefits for non-citizens. The piece dismisses criticism from campaigners and the Conservatives as misguided, framing stricter eligibility and work expectations as necessary both to protect public finances and to encourage employment.