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650,000 people face risk of losing benefits because of new disability test, claim charities
650,000 people face risk of losing benefits because of new disability test, claim charities
Last updated at 12:43 PM on 9th July 2011
Charities fear that more than 650,000 people face losing their benefits because of a new disability test.
The government’s decision to introduce the medical assessments is designed to save more than £600 million a year.
But voluntary groups, including Mind, Disability Alliance, and Scope claim the tests – scheduled to be introduced from April 2013 – will hit hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people.
Thousands begin London march against spending cuts
Thousands begin London march against spending cuts
Ministers say the cuts are necessary to fix the public finances and critics must come up with an alternative.
More than 600 coaches were provided to take people to London on Saturday morning, and marchers set off at 1145 GMT from Victoria Embankment.
Poorest ‘hit hard by recession’
Pensioners and the poorest households are amongst those that have been the worst hit by the recession, according to a study by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) and the BBC.
The richest households – though better able to cope – were hit even harder.
