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May 18, 2017

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Election 2017: Lib Dems would scrap all sanctions, benefit cap and PIP 20-metre rule

A Liberal Democrat government would scrap all benefit sanctions, end the benefit cap and reverse the controversial personal independence payment (PIP) “20-metre rule” that has led to tens of thousands of disabled people losing their Motability vehicles. Although the three policies are not included in the party’s manifesto, which was published yesterday (Wednesday), the

Benefits and Poverty

May 11, 2017

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Lower benefit cap sees income slashed for more than 10,000 disabled people

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More than 10,000 disabled people have had their benefits slashed in just one month, after the government introduced a new, lower cap on the total benefits that any non-working household can receive. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) figures are the first to be published since the level of the benefit cap was

Benefits and Poverty

September 22, 2016

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Lib Dem conference: Bid to scrap WCA approved, despite calls for more radical reform

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Liberal Democrats have voted for a new social security policy that will scrap the “fitness for work” test and all benefit sanctions, despite many disabled party members calling for a more radical approach to welfare reform. The vote at the party’s annual conference in Brighton (pictured) means that scrapping the work capability assessment (WCA),

Politics

September 15, 2016

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Lib Dems ‘will scrap WCA, PIP 20 metre rule, bedroom tax and benefit cap’

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The Liberal Democrats are set to call for the much-criticised “fitness for work” test to be scrapped, as part of a major shake-up of the party’s social security policy. The annual party conference will next week debate a new policy paper that has been drawn up by a working group that included two of

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Election 2017: Lib Dems would scrap all sanctions, benefit cap and PIP 20-metre rule

Lower benefit cap sees income slashed for more than 10,000 disabled people

Lib Dem conference: Bid to scrap WCA approved, despite calls for more radical reform

Lib Dems ‘will scrap WCA, PIP 20 metre rule, bedroom tax and benefit cap’