Impacts Of Welfare Reform Cabinet Policy Briefing 4 February 2013

This is the fourth in a series of welfare reform impact assessments for Cabinet. • Data is correct as of January 2013 for housing benefit data or latest available data for other DWP benefits • Major new information in this document: – More on the characteristics of children affected by welfare changes – Current arrears rates for groups of council tenants who will be affected by welfare changes • Analysis is work in progress and in many cases it is too soon to draw conclusions, particularly as many of the reforms have not happened yet.