PIP cuts mapped: The worst-hit areas as more than 1.3m could lose support

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Some of the UK’s most deprived areas stand to lose out the most, new data reveals

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Around 1.3 million people are at risk of losing key financial support after Labour’s welfare cuts, new analysis has found, as the worst hit areas in the UK are revealed.

The changes will focus chiefly on disability benefits, with the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) most affected. This weekly-paid benefit is designed to help with the associated costs of having a disability, and is claimed by 3.7 million people.