A reported investigation by the United Nations into the impacts of the austerity measures by the British government on the vulnerable groups of the country’s society is receiving strong attention by analysts.

Jonathan Rosenhead, a London-based university professor and political commentator, has told Press TV that UN’s investigation into the British welfare cuts is unusual.

“What is unusual is the fact that a country review carried out by the United Nations has been simultaneous with allegations of breaches of human rights of the local population,” said Rosenhead.

“There are groups in Britain that have informed the UN that the human rights are being violated by the government through the withdrawal of different kinds of welfare benefits,” he added.

The UN has launched an investigation into the impacts of welfare cuts on the British public – and specifically less privileged “marginalized groups”.

The investigation will study whether welfare cuts have severely hit groups such as single parents, ethnic minorities and children.

The current austerity scheme is being blamed on the 2007 credit crunch that hit the world, added Rosenhead, who is a professor of Operational Research at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Nevertheless, he expressed regret that the British government is trying to force the poor to pay for a solution to the crisis.

“On the ideological terms, they find it a very useful excuse for cutting the size of the welfare state, cutting the tax which is paid by other people and reducing the benefits which go to the poor people,” said Rosenhead.

“So in fact the beneficiaries of this system are the well-off and the people who suffer are the poor; those who need to be protected the most.”