People who currently receive the personal independence payment (Pip) will continue to do so after the government made concessions to Labour rebels on controversial welfare reforms.
A letter from Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall to MPs said adjustments to universal credit would also see incomes protected.
The announcement follows crisis talks with backbenchers, with 126 Labour MPs signing an amendment that would halt the legislation in its tracks.
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