As well as losing the £20-a-week uplift to Universal Credit, benefits are failing to keep up with inflation - and a jump in the energy price cap is expected this autumn
Poverty expert Professor Donald Hirsch, who wrote the report, says the package of measures offered by the government falls far short of what low-income households need - and urgent action is required.
His research suggests that an out-of-work couple with two children will miss out on £1,300 a year, with larger households suffering bigger losses.That's despite working-age households on Universal Credit and other means-tested benefits getting £1,200 of additional help - including reductions to energy bills and council tax, as well as £650 direct to their bank account.
The report warns this flat-rate approach disadvantages bigger families, and Mr Brown said:"We are facing a humanitarian crisis that Britain hasn't seen in decades.
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