Social Security Benefits: Disability
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the potential impact of proposed changes to disability payments on the number of claimants in poverty.
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms
The Department published an updated assessment of the poverty impacts of the benefit changes announced at Spring Statement with revisions to reflect the proposed changes since tabled. This estimates that there will be 50,000 fewer individuals in relative poverty after housing costs in 2029/30 as a result of the changes. This includes a reduction in poverty for both children and working age individuals.
The assessment is available at Spring statement social security changes – updated impact on poverty levels in Great Britain, July 2025 - GOV.UK.
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