Around 400,000 people could be pulled into poverty because of benefit cuts in April, according to a new report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF).
The charity said its research shows the "stark consequences" of the UK Government's decision to uprate benefits by 3.1 per cent in April, when inflation is forecast to hit seven per cent.
It said:”Around nine million households on means-tested benefits due to low incomes, both in and out of work, will experience an average real-terms cut of £500 per year. Couple families with children in receipt of benefits due to low income will experience a real-terms cut of £720 per year, while the figure across all pensioner couples is £540 per year.”
