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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Patrick Butler and Frances Ryan

Some disabled people could lose £10k a year in benefits by end of decade

The secretary of state for work and pensions, Liz Kendall, announced the changes on Tuesday.
The secretary of state for work and pensions, Liz Kendall, announced the changes on Tuesday. Photograph: House of Commons/Reuters

Some disabled people could lose nearly £10,000 a year in benefits by the end of the decade under Labour’s controversial disability benefits reforms that will target the living standards of poor and middle income households, experts have forecast.

Plans announced on Tuesday will see 1 million ill and disabled people directly lose personal independence payments (Pip) worth between £4,2oo and £6,300 each, with hundreds of thousands more losing incapacity benefits.

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