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The government has been accused of “another missed opportunity” to support disabled people, after ending all cost-of-living payments, including the annual payment to those on disability benefits. Disabled campaigners warned that Jeremy Hunt’s budget could lead to further cuts to disabled […]
A committee of MPs has called for any further cost-of-living payments made by the government to disabled people to be increased in proportion to the extra disability-related costs they face. The Commons work and pensions committee concluded in its new report […]
Disabled people in Wales have been “systematically” let down by the UK and Welsh governments during the “devastating” cost-of-living crisis, a new report has found. The Barely Surviving report, launched this week by Disability Wales, says many disabled people in Wales […]
Thousands of disabled people have told MPs how the cost-of-living crisis is affecting both their physical and mental health and forcing them to restrict their use of heating and hot water. More than 7,000 disabled people responded to a survey (PDF) […]
Government support for disabled people in dealing with the extra costs they face has “barely scratched the surface” of their needs, a disabled MP has told a House of Commons debate. Labour’s Marsha de Cordova told fellow MPs on Monday that […]
MPs have been told of the desperate struggle for survival many disabled people are facing because of their spiralling living costs. Members of the Commons women and equalities committee were hearing evidence yesterday (Wednesday) from two disabled people and a carer […]
Disabled people’s organisations and allies have written to the prime minister to call for an immediate ban on energy companies forcibly installing pre-payment meters in the homes of disabled customers who have fallen into debt. The Disability Poverty Campaign Group (DPCG) […]
The UK and Scottish governments have been warned of a humanitarian crisis among disabled people this winter if they fail to take “robust, immediate action” to deal with “devastating and intensifying” levels of disability poverty in Scotland. The warning was issued […]
By Tom McDonough A user-led organisation is empowering disabled people to take more control of their finances and speak up about the impact of the cost-of-living crisis. Merton Centre for Independent Living (Merton CIL) has begun encouraging people to speak out […]
Disabled people are being “forgotten and effectively abandoned”, forced to rely on foodbanks, and having to cut back on how much they eat, because of the cost-of-living crisis, according to new research by 15 disabled people’s organisations in Greater Manchester. Disabled […]