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340,000 more people in disabled households could face hunger and hardship by the end of the decade, new report says

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The impacts of the government’s welfare cuts are likely to push tens of thousands more people into poverty than previously predicted, a major foodbank charity has warned.

Trussell said 340,000 more people in disabled households could face hunger and hardship by the end of the decade.