First Evidence on Overall Impact of Welfare Reform across Britain

New research by Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) documents for the first time the impact of the welfare reforms on local areas across the whole of Britain. The research provides comprehensive figures for each of Britain’s 379 local authority districts. The research shows that when the welfare reforms have come into full effect they will take almost £19bn a year out of the economy.  But the impact of the reforms varies a lot from place to place.  The worst affected places face financial losses that are twice the national average and four times as much as the least affected places.  Download a copy of the report from the SHU website.