Women and disabled people hit hardest by years of austerity, report confirms

Equalities watchdog says Tory tax and benefit reforms over seven years will slash incomes of poorest by 10%, while richest only lose 1%

Disabled people, single parents and women have been among the biggest losers under seven years of austerity, according to a report by the equalities watchdog.

While the poorest tenth of households will on average lose about 10% of their income by 2022 - equivalent to 1 in every 8 of net income - the richest will lose just 1%, or about 1 in every 250 of net income, the study carried out for the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) reveals.

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