Sick and disabled face being stripped of £1,200 a year each in welfare benefits as Reeves tries to balance Budget

The shocking scale of the benefits cuts needed by Rachel Reeves to balance the books could see the disabled and long-term sick lose as much as £1,200 a year, a leading think tank has warned.

The analysis by the respected Institute for Fiscal Studies comes as work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall will unveil plans to slash benefits by around £5bn.