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The welfare safety net is not fit for purpose says Work and Pensions Committee

The welfare safety net is not fit for purpose for people living on the breadline, and disabled people are at higher risk of falling into, and becoming trapped in, poverty than non-disabled people, says a report published today by the Work and Pensions Committee.
The Committee conducted an inquiry into the current state of the UK’s welfare safety net, prompted by the evidence of debt, hunger and homelessness it has heard across several recent inquiries.

In highlighting the contrast between the DWP’s characterisation of poverty and hardship since 2010, the report says that:

“It is difficult to avoid concluding that the Department simply does not understand the impact of its reforms on some of the most vulnerable people it supports. DWP’s policy decisions have a direct impact on the incomes of millions of people. There is no excuse for a lack of understanding or transparency about the effects of those decisions.”

The new report is clear that disabled people are at higher risk of falling into, and becoming trapped in, poverty than non-disabled people: