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Patrick Driscall
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Nature lover.Rrecently disabled gardener & former journalist. Always asking too many questions. Climate change, journalism, politics, history,
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These cuts will impact children 🚸

Around 900,000 children are in a family where someone is unable to work for health reasons.

These cuts could reduce family monthly income by almost £1,000 where 1 person is in work and the other unable to due to health reasons 3/4
A chart that shows monthly income after housing costs (AHC) in 2029/30, before and after proposed changes for new claimants. It shows an in-work family losing PIP and LCWRA could lose £988 per month – 30% of their AHC income. The modelling is based off a couple over 25 with 1 child born after April 2017 and housing costs. 1 partner is unable to work due to disability/health conditions, the other works 35 hours per week at the 2025/26 National Living Wage. Under existing rules they would be eligible for Universal Credit (UC) Limited Capability for Work-Related Activity (LCWRA), Personal Independence Payments (PIP) enhanced daily living, PIP standard mobility. Under proposed reforms they would lose UC LCWRA and PIP daily living.
March 26, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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The Chancellor said the world has changed, and today’s announcements places the burden of that changing world on the shoulders of those least able to bear the load.

✂️ These cuts will harm people, deepening the hardship they already face. 3/3
"With living standards for the poorest under continuing assault, the government needs to protect people from harm with the same zeal as it attempts to build its reputation for fiscal competence", JRF's Chief Executive, Paul Kissack, says in response to the Spring Statement.
March 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM