Nearly half a million people in disabled households will be forced into severe hardship if UK government goes ahead with cuts to social security, warns Trussell

Monday, 9 June 2025 00:01

New analysis from anti-poverty charity Trussell has found that 440,000 people in disabled households will be forced into severe hardship and at risk of needing a food bank in 2029/30, if the UK government goes ahead with planned cuts to social security. The report – produced by economic and public policy experts WPI Economics for Trussell – models the projected impact of proposed changes to social security for disabled people on the number of people facing hunger and...Request free trial