Tag Archives: disability benefits

Disability benefits could be coupons, not cash, in altar edition

Due to restrictions on social benefits announced on Monday ahead of local elections, disabled people are being deprived of monthly payments and are being given vouchers instead. Other options being considered include requiring a receipt to request a government refund or offering treatment rather than financial support. Proposed changes to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) will… Read More »

DWP PIP payments could be stopped for more than a million people under new plans

PIP payments could be stopped for more than a million people under new plans to reform DWP benefit. The UK Government’s welfare reform proposals could see Personal Independence Payments (PIP) worth £737.20 every four weeks stopped and replaced with talking therapies for more than a million people with mental health problems. Disability charity Scope expressed… Read More »