Welfare bill will now lift 50,000 out of poverty after U-turns, assessment finds

Revised bill passed after UK government rowed back on cuts will mean fewer rather than more people in relative poverty in 2030

The changes the government made to the welfare bill in the face of a mounting rebellion over its proposals to cut disability benefits will lift 50,000 people out of poverty, an updated impact assessment has found.

The prime minister was forced to abandon the central plank of his welfare bill - cuts to the personal independence payment (Pip) - to avert a large Labour rebellion in the House of Commons last week.