A new report has found that the upcoming disability benefit reforms in Wales might lead to a significant jump in poverty rates.

According to research carried out by Policy in Practice in conjunction with the Bevan Foundation, the UK Government's planned changes to disability benefits and Universal Credit could lead to a more than threefold increase in poverty rates among affected Welsh households—from 24.5 per cent up to 78.4 per cent.

In March, the UK Government announced reforms to disability benefits and Universal Credit,........

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