The UK government is considering restricting or cutting PIP benefits following a report that suggested some claimants don’t face extra disability costs, sparking fierce backlash from campaigners. Existing PIP claimants will see their awards automatically extended and protected from immediate cuts, with official decisions on long-term system changes expected by late 2026. Major disability charitiesContinue reading “PIP Cuts: Trimming Budgets By Stripping Lifelines”
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Burham Says He’ll Cut Benefits – Will This Be His Downfall?
Andy Burnham has spoken about lowering the welfare bill, but he has not proposed crude cuts to benefits. In fact, his record shows he has frequently criticised harsh benefit cuts and warned that they push people into poverty. Burnham has said he wants to reduce the overall welfare bill, but not by cutting people’s payments.Continue reading “Burham Says He’ll Cut Benefits – Will This Be His Downfall?”
Parents Forced Healthy Child To Use Wheelchair For Four Years
A cruel mother and father who forced their healthy child to use a wheelchair for four years in a scam to claim extra benefits have had their comeuppance in court. Louise Law, 50, and her ex-husband Martin, 54, made a mockery of the benefits system by using their child as a ploy to gain aContinue reading “Parents Forced Healthy Child To Use Wheelchair For Four Years “
