{
  "id": 17032632,
  "title": "Healey promises ‘reduction’ in welfare spending before election",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/healey-promises-reduction-in-welfare-spending-before-election",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T07:49:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "City AM",
    "slug": "city-am",
    "url": "https://www.cityam.com/healey-promises-reduction-in-welfare-spending-before-election/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "John Healey has promised there will be a “reduction” in the welfare bill before the next election despite the Budget not addressing huge payments on benefits and pensions. Healey told broadcasters on Thursday morning that the government was “ready to take some pretty tough decisions” to rein in spending although he echoed his predecessors in [...]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}