Thousands of Britons who reduce welfare income by more than 60 %

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Tens of thousands of Britons are scheduled to lose nearly two -thirds of their income as a result of the social care discounts announced by the Sir Kerr Starmer, according to the Financial Times accounts.

The most stringent eligibility for personal independence payments (PIPS) and regular benefits will now mean some people in the row of getting 15,000 pounds annually, except for housing support, they will instead get 5400 pounds – a decrease of 64 percent.

The numbers highlight the dramatic effect that government discounts will cause on people who suffer from work and depend on the benefits to cover the basics costs.

The ministers have argued that reforms are necessary to give people “trapped on benefits” to work. The government also needs 5 billion pounds of savings per year to ensure Chancellor Rachel Reeves remains within its financial bases in the spring statement next week.

Last week, Minister of Labor and Pensions Labis Kendall revealed changes in the eligibility standards of Al -Gidi estimated by the decision -making organization, which is estimated that the estimated suffocating will leave up to 1.2 million people worse by 4,300 pounds annually by 2029, because they will not receive payments of “daily life”.

The changes in PIPS evaluation will mean that people are qualified to pay daily for living only if they face large barriers to perform daily tasks. Many of those who need help, supervision or demand to go to the toilet, will not be eligible.

The government has also made changes to the advantages of the deficit, known as the Universal Credit Health, so that only 5300 pounds per year is paid for people receiving Pip Daily Living batch.

The changes together mean that the person is unable to work and is inserted not qualified to obtain daily living payments according to the most strict Kendall standards will lose 9,600 pounds annually because they no longer receive comprehensive credit health as well.

However, they are still receiving the basic rate of comprehensive credit that, when they implement expected inflation, will lead to 5400 pounds annually by 2029.

Ayla Ozman, director of politics and campaigns at the Z2K charitable Foundation, said three -quarters of credit and comprehensive deficit are already struggling to bear the costs of these basics.

“Evidence of our advice services shows that those who will lose include people with psychosis and double extremist,” she added.

It is not exactly the number of people who will be affected by changes because the government has not yet made estimates.

However, about half of the 3.7 million people on PIPS also receive comprehensive credit health. If there are up to 1.2 million people will lose their entitlement to PIP Daily Living, then the upper limit for people who can lose both forms of benefits may reach hundreds of thousands.

It is expected that those who lose work points for work, as a condition for receiving the benefits of job seekers, despite the very difficult job market for low papers.

Official data on Thursday showed that salary recruitment has grown hardly last year, while increasing increases and demands for unemployment benefits increased.

The numbers also showed a sharp decrease in the number of jobs in the hospitality and retail sectors. This is often the first port for calling for people who find their way to work, but they are scheduled to be particularly upset by increases in tax statements that will be entered in April.

The size of the impact on excitement within the government has caused dozens of deputies to frustrate about the impact of reforms on their voters before surgeries at the end of this week.

One of the moderate deputy said that there is a “anger and a square” visible at a meeting of about 70 parliamentarians held by Kendall on Wednesday.

PIP recipients are granted up to 12 out of 10 different categories and need to score at least eight points across all categories to receive the “standard rate” of the PIP and at least 12 points for the “improvement rate”.

Under new rules, the plaintiff will need to score at least four points in any one category to receive any form of PIP.

About 48 percent of those demanding less than 12 points, according to government data. Experts said this group is likely to be exposed to reforms, although there will also be some individuals who record heavily in the total points, but with no category exceeding four.

The largest increases in the claims of health related to health in recent years were driven by increasing claims of youth, and more than half of the height stems since 2019 an increase in the claims related to mental health or behavioral conditions.

The Ministry of Labor and Pensions said that it would provide a billion pounds of support package to make people at work and increase the basic global credit rate above inflation for the first time.

“Our reforms will ensure that the most vulnerable and strongly disabled people to live with dignity be supported, making sure that everyone who can realize the benefits of work expected and in support of doing this,” she said.