People with MS lose more than £6m of benefits a year after PIP is introduced, show figures
A third of MS sufferers who previously received the highest rate of Disability Living Allowance have had their payments downgraded since 2013
Benefits
DWP spends £39m defending decisions to strip benefits from sick and disabled people
Source Independent: Ministers have spent almost £40m in an “appalling” attempt to stop sick and disabled people receiving the financial help they are entitled to, The Independent can reveal.
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Missed opportunities in latest PIP review
Source MS Society: A second independent review into how Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is working was published recently.
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5 things you need to know about today’s PIP changes
Source MS Society: Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a benefit helps cover the extra costs you can face if you need help doing everyday tasks or find it difficult to get around. It’s replacing Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for people of working age across the UK.
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Charities’ plea over Personal Independence Payments
Source BBC: The chief executives of more than 30 charities have written to ministers urging them not to restrict access to a disability benefit.
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Funding for social care announced in Budget
Source MS Society: The Chancellor Phillip Hammond has announced funding of £2 billion over the next three years for the social care system in England.
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Disability benefits: Number 10 defends changes to PIPs
Source BBC: Downing Street has defended plans to change access to disability benefits, saying that “nobody is losing out”.
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