The Hidden Cost of Cutting Disability Benefits. A Looming Crisis for Local Economies

The Hidden Cost of Cutting Disability Benefits. A Looming Crisis for Local Economies

Hidden within the announcement of the governments proposed disability benefit cuts there’s a probable crisis that could threaten to unravel the financial and social fabric of local communities. The government’s recent proposal to cut upwards of £5 billion from disability benefits has sparked widespread concern about the well-being of disabled people. These cuts that I have previously published on this blog publicized last week are set to signifi…

The government’s adjustment makes the organizations that deal with this already battered section of the population collapse. Transfer, education, medicines and treatments are not taken with the necessary seriousness. “Who works in a sheltered workshop, four hours a day from Monday to Friday, charges $28,000 per month.” Read more