Tag Archives: carers
Norfolk-based charity fears the £12bn “draconian” cuts to welfare bills
The most vulnerable should be safeguarded.
09:40 23 June 2015
Housing benefit will be removed from 18 to 21-year-old’s on Jobseekers’ Allowance.
A drive to create a fairer Britain and improve lives or a policy with devastating consequences? Billions of pounds of welfare cuts will be made in the emergency budget next month. Political editor Annabelle Dickson asks what is in store, and what impact it could have.
The exact details of where the axe will fall to save £12bn on the welfare bill are not fully clear – but the case for it has now made by David Cameron.
Jo Whiley shows her support for Learning Disability Week
Mencap ambassador shares her story about why family carers need greater support
Jo Whiley, the TV and radio broadcaster and Mencap ambassador, is asking supporters to contact their local MP so that support for people with a learning disability and their families and carers continues to stay high up the political agenda.
You can support our Learning Disability Week e-action and send a message to your local MP here.
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.
