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Benefits debt deductions trapping people in poverty and debt
DWP taking £1.6bn a year from low-income households for debt repayments
By
Sam Tims, Hollie Wright
02 June 2024
The erosion of our income safety net is no secret. Between 2010/11 and 2019/20, working-age social security was cut by £29bn. These cuts, targeted at the poorest in society, have left levels of income support at their lowest in 40 years, forcing destitution on almost 4 million households.
The inevitable result of people trying to get by on