- 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: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
- FOI figures show that the DWP estimates 3.2m families will lose out under the plans in 2029/2030, about three years after the cuts take effect Of those, 700k will be families already in relative poverty, when taking housing costs into account www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
- The figures do not take into account the DWP’s planned £1bn investment in disability employment support schemes - as neither the DWP nor the OBR has yet published any estimate of how many disabled people will find work through these schemes
- The proposed Pip “four-point rule” alone is forecast to hit 250,000 families already in poverty by 2030, including 50,000 with children, according to DWP responses to written parliamentary questions. The families will lose out on £4,500 a year on average. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
- The 700,000 figure excludes people losing Carer's Allowance due to the cuts 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 2029/30May 7, 2025 14:22
- Take £6500 off people but raise basic rate UC by a pittance. Starmer said in a recent Commons Liaison Committee, that he doesn't recognise the OBR's figures, they don't take into account the £1bn to help ppl back into work, which has 'monetary value.' Has zero value to those who still can't work.
