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Prime minister takes questions in Commons after decision to slash disability payments

Last night, to back up its analysis of the disability cuts, the Institute for Fiscal Studies published two charts illustrating aspects of the changes.

This one shows how the £5bn cuts announced yesterday compare in scale to previous benefit cuts, listed here in order of how big they were, in current prices.

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Author : Andrew Sparrow

Publish date : 2025-03-19 12:25:00

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