Facts, statistics and Disabled people’s experience of welfare reform and poverty
This information paper gives relevant facts, statistics and case studies showing the impact of welfare reforms such as the benefit sanctions system, which have pushed more Disabled people into poverty.
The impact of the welfare reforms have left many Deaf and Disabled people struggling to pay for daily living expenses, having to use food banks and on the edge of eviction if not evicted.
This information paper gives relevant facts, statistics and case studies showing the impact of welfare reforms such as the benefit sanctions system, which have pushed more Disabled people into poverty.
Poverty Impact of Welfare Reform Facts and Stats August 2016