Benefit cap leaves poor families with mounting debt, study shows

Key welfare reform disproportionately affects ill or disabled peopleA key government welfare reform designed to motivate people into work, is leaving families with mounting debt and pushing poor children into deeper poverty, according to a devastating analysis seen by the Observer.Two-thirds of the households stuck in the government’s benefit cap for more than six months were found to be facing a shortfall between their monthly income and estimated costs, suggesting the policy is fuelling destitution. Continue reading…
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