Article 6W6JD ‘I could end up homeless’: weighing the damage after Rachel Reeves’ welfare cuts

‘I could end up homeless’: weighing the damage after Rachel Reeves’ welfare cuts

by
Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent
from World news | The Guardian on (#6W6JD)

A disabled man considers the potential impact that losing disability benefits could have on his life

It's just hours since the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, delivered her spring statement, which saw disability benefits slashed, and Lee, a 43-year-old man with autism is weighing the damage.

I stand to lose so much," he said. If all these cuts happen, I could end up homeless. I'm going to lose my independence, I'm going to lose basically everything."

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