Nearly 800,000 disabled children face cliff-edge over Labour’s ‘devastating’ welfare reforms

773,000 under-16s currently receive PIP’s child equivalent - (Getty Images)

Nearly 800,000 disabled children face losing their health-related benefits as the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) confirms that they will not be eligible for protections promised under the Labour’s welfare concessions.

Following a massive backbench rebellion over the government’s welfare bill last week, work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall announced several tweaks to the legislation on Monday afternoon ahead of a crunch vote on Tuesday.