NEW: Internal DWP figures show 700,000 families *already* in poverty are forecast to be hit by planned disability benefit cuts
That's on top of the 250k+ who are predicted to be newly pushed into poverty by the changes
By me, for the Guardian:
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/may/07/disability-benefit-cuts-to-hit-700000-families-already-in-poverty-dwp-forecasts-show
That's on top of the 250k+ who are predicted to be newly pushed into poverty by the changes
By me, for the Guardian:
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/may/07/disability-benefit-cuts-to-hit-700000-families-already-in-poverty-dwp-forecasts-show
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Of those, 700k will be families already in relative poverty, when taking housing costs into account
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/may/07/disability-benefit-cuts-to-hit-700000-families-already-in-poverty-dwp-forecasts-show
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/may/07/disability-benefit-cuts-to-hit-700000-families-already-in-poverty-dwp-forecasts-show
There will be a rise in the main rate of UC, which the DWP expects 2.4 million families in poverty to benefit from, though it will be mostly non-disabled families who gain £400 a year above inflation in 2029/30
Has zero value to those who still can't work.
He warned that unless the cuts are scrapped they would become "Starmer’s poll tax"
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/may/07/disability-benefit-cuts-to-hit-700000-families-already-in-poverty-dwp-forecasts-show
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/may/07/disability-benefit-cuts-to-hit-700000-families-already-in-poverty-dwp-forecasts-show