Ministers downplay likely rise in poverty from UK welfare cuts, says charity

Leading charity accuses the ministers how reduce the reduction will increase the reduction of benefits, claiming that the official impact underestimates.

A quarter of a million people, including 50,000 children, will be aimed at poverty Welfare reformsAccording to the Impact Assessment, the British government published the spring statement of Chancellor Rachel Reeves on Wednesday.

But Joseph Ravtri Foundation said that this underestimates, as the overall indicator included the alleged poverty reduction due to the cancellation of reforms planned by the previous conservative government.

According to the influence, it is said that “non-accepting the changes in the former government” will benefit 370,000 people a year on average 2,600 pounds. This argued with a general assessment of the net increase of 250,000 relative poverty.

The RFA claims that since these changes have never arisen, the real impact would be higher, Peter Matarist will be at least 350,000 people.

The department of work and pensions and treasury did not immediately respond to the request for comments on the requirements.

The government also appreciates that about 800,000 people will lose disability benefits, which are also known as personal independence fees (PIPs), and individuals will lose an average of 4,500 pounds to 2029-30.

Calculations are likely to be more dissatisfied among the employment deputies, many of which are already angry with the government, which are cutting well-being and the country’s assistance budgets increase.

Last week, Liz Kendalli Discovered the Welfare Reform Package, which included the highest incapacity in the formation of fragility. caused feedback From the work deputies of Backbench.

However, his statement does not contain the assessment of the government’s influence, which shows how many people are affected by events.

These figures show about 370,000 people who are currently receiving disability benefits, they will no longer receive them when they are reassessed. About half a million future plaintiffs will no longer have the right to them.

At the same time, about 2.25 ml, currently in fact, known as universal credit health, will affect the freezing pace, on average, 500 pounds a year.

In addition, the three-quarter of one million future recipients will lose about 3,000 pounds of 3,000 pounds due to the government’s decision to reduce new plaintiffs.

About the fifth part of the families with disabilities in the household will lose benefits as a result of reforms, an average of 1,730 pounds per year, according to the analysis published on Wednesday.

Relative poverty is defined as households whose income is below 60 percent of the average level.

Prime Minister Sir Keyirist hoped that the changes announced last week would set up 5 billion pounds a year until the expiration of the projected period, but the budget responsibility office refused many of the proposed changes.

Cache created political disorder just hours ago The Chancellor set his spring statementA number

Kendall was forced to find additional reductions in emergencies, including frozen in incompetent benefits, which increased the deputies that trust reforms were not a purely expense engine.

“Everything seems to be like this,” said the preparations for a person submitted by a person. “It’s quite chaotic.”

“The last minute of the climb, which has more resources from the welfare budget, has been cut off the illusion of moral incident for cuts,” said MP Neil Dunband-Jordan. “Politics will quench social determinants of poverty, which will eventually put further pressure on services, the chancellor is trying to cut.”

On Wednesday, Treasury Secretary General Darren Jones pushes the disappointment of pedestrians when he compared the cost of OBR benefits, reducing the amount of his children’s pocket.

Obr Rated Wednesday The fact that the common package of welfare events will save only 3.4 billion pounds after the factoring of new costs of job support and well-being system management, although it emphasized that its assessments are very uncertain.

The fiscal guard said that this figure includes 3 billion drams that can spend on incapacity benefits. The 1.6 billion pounds of sterling was removed, which will be saved by previous conservative reforms, which are presented by the current government.

It also includes a reduction of 4.1 billion pounds in England and Wales to spend disability benefits. At the same time, the more generous rate of unemployment benefits will increase 1.8 billion pounds to 2029-30 before small additional costs, as more people are required.

However, OBR has not yet tried to appreciate whether the changes in financial stimuli and the increase in job support will bring more sick and disabled in the long run.

It is said that there is still enough details to form a field of view, but noted that interested people “are generally limited in the labor market.”

The government says that the assessments of people in poverty have not taken into account its plans for hiring people, which said she expects some financial losses.