Disability benefit cuts to hit 700,000 families already in poverty, DWP forecasts show

Internal government forecasts obtained by the Guardian reveal truly shocking' effects of planned cuts

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The government's planned disability benefit cuts will hit 700,000 families who are already in poverty, according to internal Department for Work and Pensions forecasts obtained by the Guardian.

The figures, sourced under the Freedom of Information Act, are in addition to the projected 250,000 people who will be newly driven below the poverty line by the cuts, as set out by the government's impact assessment in March.