Rishi Sunak's cuts 'risk plunging more than 3 million into poverty'

Fabian Society study outlines threat if chancellor goes ahead with planned cut to welfare paymentsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageRishi Sunak risks plunging more than 3 million people into poverty if he goes ahead with a planned cut in welfare payments next spring, one of Britain’s leading leftwing thinktanks has warned.A new study by the Fabian Society found that returning benefits to their pre-pandemic levels after a year-long boost would leave an additional 1.1 million people below the poverty line even on the most optimistic assumptions for the economy. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/dec/04/rishi-sunaks-cuts-risk-plunging-more-than-3-million-into-poverty #poverty #rishi_sunak #coronavirus #politics #society