Benefit cuts LIVE: Labour to unveil £5bn crackdown despite backbench revolt

The "work capability assessment" for universal credit, which is used to determine eligibility for incapacity benefit payments for those with illnesses or disability who have limited ability to find a job, is set to be abolished.

There is also expected to be a cut to the top rate of universal credit incapacity benefit, which will reportedly be partially offset by an increase to the basic rate and £1 billion pumped into support schemes to help claimants get into work.

The most controversial element of the package could be changes to the personal independence payment (PIP) - a benefit aimed at helping the disabled with the increased cost of living associated with their conditions.

The Government appears to have shifted away from rumoured plans to freeze PIP, meaning a real-terms cut by not increasing the payments in line with inflation, but reports have indicated they will be harder to qualify for in future.