Category Archives: disability
Disability benefit backlog is making symptoms of Parkinson’s sufferers worse
Torfaen MP tells parliamentary debate
DELAYS in claiming the Government’s new disability benefit have failed Parkinson’s sufferers, causing them stress and anxiety which has made their symptoms worse, an MP has claimed.
Torfaen MP Nick Thomas-Symonds criticised Personal Independence Payments during a parliamentary debate on Wednesday.
The benefits which replace the Disability Living Allowance were introduced as part as wide ranging welfare reforms last year.
100,000 carers working for free in Staffordshire
Some 98,832 of residents in Staffordshire offer some form of free care, with over a third of these giving 20 or more hours of care a week.
This means that nearly 800,000 hours of caring is being undertaken each week by friends or family.
PIPs disability benefit delay unlawful, says High Court
A delay in paying welfare benefits to two disabled people was “unlawful” but did not breach their human rights, the High Court has ruled.
The unnamed pair had said their nine-month waits for Personal Independence Payments (PIPs) left them dependent on loan sharks and food banks.
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