Families forecast to lose an average of £1,720 a year, according to official government analysis

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More than 3 million families will lose out as a result of the government’s sweeping cuts to welfare, according to the official government analysis, with families losing an average of £1,720 a year.

The official assessment of the impact of the benefits cuts – including a sharper-than-expected cut to universal credit payments – shows those eligible for disability payments will be hit the hardest. As a result, an extra 250,000 people will be pushed into relative poverty by 2029/30, including 50,000 children. That is on top of 14.3 million already living in poverty.