Downing Street's welfare reforms may lead to an additional 150,000 people facing poverty by 2030, according to a government impact report. Although the changes received concessions to protect existing benefit claimants, the overall cuts remain significant. Officials reported a negligible impact on child poverty, contrasting with prior assessments predicting a twofold increase. Despite criticisms from opposition parties and concerns over the welfare system's failures, ministers defend the reforms as necessary to prevent increasing costs to the Treasury, now estimated to require an additional £3bn.
The government's changes to welfare policies could lead to 150,000 additional people falling into poverty by 2030, despite concessions aimed at current claimants.
Officials revealed that the initial cuts could have increased poverty levels by 250,000, highlighting the ongoing issues within the welfare system.
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