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Backbench MPs demand further DWP benefit reforms with plan to widen eligibility
- Labour backbencher Graeme Downie has put forward a proposal related to the welfare reform Bill that aims to expand eligibility for Universal Credit, which will be discussed in Parliament next week.
- This amendment responds to concerns that the current 'severe conditions criteria' and health payment rules exclude people with fluctuating conditions like Parkinson's and multiple sclerosis.
- The amendment, supported by 23 cross-party MPs, aims to include claimants with symptoms that vary throughout the day and to reduce repeated medical assessments.
- Juliet Tizzard of Parkinson's UK highlighted that the Bill requires new applicants to show a continuous inability to carry out certain activities, a condition that does not reflect the fluctuating nature of Parkinson’s symptoms. Meanwhile, Downie pointed out that claimants may already be facing financial difficulties.
- If adopted, the amendment could better support patients with evolving needs who cannot work and prevent loss of benefits amid the ongoing move from ESA to Universal Credit.
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DWP benefit cuts anger as Parkinson's and MS not classed as 'severe conditions'
The Government faces another welfare reform Bill amendment, so universal credit claimants with Parkinson’s or multiple sclerosis are included
·Ilkley, United Kingdom
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DWP benefits reform faces new challenge as Labour MPs back plan to widen eligibility - Manchester Evening News
Labour backbencher Graeme Downie has proposed a welfare reform Bill amendment that would make the lives of sickness and disability benefit claimants simpler
·Manchester, United Kingdom
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