Thousands of disabled people will be hit by up to six different welfare cuts, with the very worst off potentially losing up to £23,000 each over five years, research shows.
The
effect of the changes, the bulk of which kick in after 1 April, will be
to plunge tens of thousands of disabled people deeper into poverty,
says a study that captures the multiple impacts of social security
reforms for the first time.
The research, carried out for the
Guardian, estimates that by 2017-18 about 3.7 million disabled people
will collectively lose £28bn as a result of the reforms. Individuals
will be hit by one of seven combinations of welfare cuts and small
numbers could lose more than £20,000 each.
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