PIP disability benefits and universal credit changes announced by DWP
The changes will include making it harder to qualify for PIP, as around £5bn of the floated £6bn in cuts focuses on the disability benefit claimed by 3.6 million people. The benefits bill has risen ...
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Labour’s cuts to PIP will drag a quarter of a million people into absolute poverty, DWP figures show
The government’s decision to tighten eligibility for personal independence payment (PIP) will drag a quarter of a million ...
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'Welfare not warfare': Disabled people hold Downing Street protest over Spring Statement benefit cuts
But DPAC has called for “welfare not warfare”. Chris Nineham, from Stop the War Coalition said: “This budget means a drive to ...
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Health secretary refuses to rule out PIP disability benefits U-turn
Health secretary Wes Streeting refused to pour cold water on rumours that the government intends to U-turn on plans to freeze ...
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DPAC says ‘this is just the start’, after protest over ‘vile and cruel’ benefit cuts outside Downing Street
Disabled people have spoken of their anger, frustration and fear – and sense of betrayal by the Labour government – over ...