Later today we'll have a better understanding of the magnitude of cuts to social security
But we already know the rough impacts for individual households
Like someone making a new claim that doesn't get PIP daily living or LCWRA and so could lose almost 60% of their AHC income
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And despite the supposed moral case for helping people into work, these cuts will also affect some disabled people already in-work
For example, someone working part-time at the minimum wage that no longer receives PIP daily living will be about £350 per month worse off
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These cuts will make life harder for the entire family - how the reforms interact with the upcoming Child Poverty Strategy is incredibly important
We already know there are ~900,000 children in a family where someone is unable to work for health reasons
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And should someone receiving care lose entitlement to PIP daily living, the lost family income could surpass £1,000 per month
For those impacted - we don't yet have an estimate for how many will be - these cuts will make it significantly more difficult to put food on the table
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The live case studies from @StatsPeter and I can be found here: jrf.org.uk/social-security/h…
We will be keeping this page updated as and when policy changes are made
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