Article 69V8C Hunt’s disability plans put 1m at risk of losing £350 a month, IFS says

Hunt’s disability plans put 1m at risk of losing £350 a month, IFS says

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Patrick Butler Social policy editor
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Charities and disability campaigners say chancellor's proposals set out in his budget more stick than carrot'

Up to 1 million people currently claiming incapacity benefits could lose hundreds of pounds a month as a result of plans outlined in the budget to push ahead with the biggest reforms to the welfare system in a decade," experts have said.

The warning came as ministers unveiled a range of measures to try to drive more people back into the workplace, including scrapping controversial fit for work" tests for disabled claimants and stepping up the threat of benefit sanctions against part-time workers.

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