The letter sets out concerns, facts and questions evidenced by numerous high-level reports and detailed research. It tackles the two-child limit on Universal Credit and tax credits, Employment and Support Allowance and the Work Capability Assessment, the DWP's problematic approach to poverty, benefits sanctions, Personal Independence Payments, the loss of the Independent Living Fund in England, and severe concerns referenced by both the United Nations and the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
Citing the Green Paper, ‘Improving lives: work, health and disability’, the letter says that "while so many people live in poverty, lacking the support they need to lead independent lives, those fundamental problems need to be addressed as a priority before real progress can be made in other areas."
In conclusion, the two think tanks call for "a substantial rethink, which we are more than willing to contribute to."
* Read the full letter to Damian Green here: http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/sites/ekklesia.co.uk/files/open_letter_to_damian_green_0.pdf