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Publication - Research and analysis

Welfare reform - impact on households with children: report

Published
12 April 2022
Directorate
Children and Families Directorate, +3 more … Economic Development Directorate, Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate, Social Security Directorate
Topic
Children and families, Equality and rights, Money and tax
ISBN
9781804353349

A report that presents analysis of the impacts of UK Government reform on households with children in Scotland.

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Appendix B: Additional tables

Table B.1: Most cost-effective way to reduce poverty in each group, Scotland, 2023-24 [30]
Type Best option Second best option
Children Two-child limit and the removal of the family element Benefit freeze & two-child limit and the removal of the family element
People Removal of the £20 uplift & the UK Government Budget, 2021 Two-child limit and the removal of the family element
Children in working households All reforms *
People in working households UK Government Budget, 2021 All reforms
Children in single adult households Two-child limit and the removal of the family element Benefit freeze & two-child limit and the removal of the family element
Children in priority group households Two-child limit and the removal of the family element Benefit freeze & two-child limit and the removal of the family element
Table B.2: Number of people out of poverty by reversal of reform, Scotland, 2023-24
  Children People
UK Government Budget, 2021 * (10,000)
Removal of the £20 uplift 10,000 30,000
Removal of the £20 uplift & the UK Government Budget, 2021 10,000 30,000
Benefit freeze 10,000 20,000
Historical reforms 10,000 10,000
Benefit freeze & historical reforms 20,000 30,000
UK Government welfare reforms since 2015 30,000 70,000
Table B.3: Average change in disposable income by reversal of reform, Scotland, 2023-24
  Children People Children in poverty People in poverty Children in working households People in working households Children in priority group households[31]
UK Government Budget, 2021 -1% 0% 0% -1% -1% 0% 0%
Removal of the £20 uplift & the UK Government Budget, 2021 0% 0% 3% 4% 0% 0% 4%
Two-child limit and the removal of the family element 1% 0% 3% 1% 1% 0% 4%
Benefit freeze 1% 1% 4% 3% 1% 0% 4%
Removal of the £20 uplift 1% 1% 3% 4% 1% 1% 4%
Benefit freeze & two-child limit and the removal of the family element 2% 1% 7% 4% 2% 1% 8%
UK Government welfare reforms since 2015 3% 1% 10% 8% 2% 1% 12%
Table B.4: Number of people out of poverty by reversal of reform, Scotland, 2023-24, fixed versus floating poverty line
Differences highlighted in blue. Floating poverty line Fixed poverty line
People Children People Children
Removal of the £20 uplift 30,000 10,000 50,000 10,000
UK Government Budget, 2021 - 10,000 * - 20,000 - 10,000
Benefit freeze 20,000 10,000 30,000 10,000
Historical reforms 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
Removal of the £20 uplift & the UK Government Budget, 2021 30,000 10,000 40,000 10,000
Benefit freeze & historical reforms 30,000 20,000 50,000 20,000
UK Government welfare reforms since 2015 70,000 30,000 100,000 40,000

Note: Discussed in Appendix C.

Contact

Email: spencer.thompson@gov.scot

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