400,000 disabled people could face poverty under benefit change

400,000 disabled people could face poverty under benefit change

Among the proposals are plans to slash support under Universal Credit, and rewrite the rules for Personal Independence Payments (PIP)

The network of social organisations is very concerned about government plans for social assistance. Among other things, the rent cover and the planned purpose of housing support are praised.

DWP warned cuts to Universal Credit and PIP will make seriously-ill 'invisible'

The Department for Work and Pensions is expected to unveil cuts to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Universal Credit in a move which has been labelled as "devastating"

Invisible No More. The Catastrophic Impact of Pip Benefit Cuts on Disabled Individuals

The UK government’s recent decision to cut £5 billion from disability benefits signals a very worrying shift in how we support our most vulnerable citizens. Experts that have spoken out warn that these changes threaten to make hundreds of thousands of seriously ill and disabled people invisible to the very support systems they rely on and not able to access them. The proposed primarily affect those who will not be eligible for the Personal Indep…