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Disabled People ‘Could Face Extra Annual Costs of £15,000 by End of the Decade’
- The UK government’s welfare bill heads to a Tuesday vote, risking to trap thousands of disabled women with abusers despite recent concessions protecting existing PIP claimants.
- Driven by a £5 billion savings target, the Department for Work and Pensions proposed reforms restricting PIP and cutting Universal Credit health costs, with changes starting in November 2026 for new claimants.
- Analysis shows disabled women face higher poverty risk, with costs reaching £1,244 monthly by 2029 and abuse rates over twice those of non-disabled women.
- Campaigners warn that welfare reforms could trap 50,000 children in poverty and increase the risk of fatal abuse for disabled women, as immediate impacts worsen mental health and safety.
- In the coming days, UK Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall confirmed a review of PIP assessments will be co-produced with disabled people, with changes applying only to new claimants from 2026, ahead of Tuesday's bill vote.
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Disabled people ‘could face extra annual costs of £15,000 by end of the decade’
The annual disability price tag report comes just a day before MPs are expected to debate and vote on the Government’s welfare reform Bill.
Rattled Starmer scrapes through on welfare reform after last-minute concession to rebel MPs – UK Times
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Sir Keir Starmer has suffered the biggest blow to his leadership since coming into power a year ago after he was forced to abandon a key plank of his controversial benefit cuts in order to get them through parliament. While his welfare reform bill passed its second reading by 335…
The government's bill is before the Althingi, which is a prerequisite for introducing a new disability pension system this fall that will encourage employment participation of disabled people and improve their conditions. The new system will result in increased income for disabled people but will not result in reduced payments from pension funds to senior citizens.
Disabled People Could Face Extra Annual Costs Of 15000 By End Of The Decade - Banbury FM
Disabled people could face extra costs of almost £15,000 a year by the end of the decade, according to analysis from a charity published on the eve of an expected vote on controversial welfare reforms. Disability equality charity Scope has warned that Government concessions on welfare cuts will simply lead to a “two-tier system” where “huge numbers” of people in need are still out of pocket. Its analysis has estimated average monthly costs – not…
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