U.K Disability Benefits to be Slashed


Monday, 14 May 2012 09:10


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‘Half a million people are set to lose their disability benefits under government plans, it has emerged.

The work and pensions secretary, Iain Duncan Smith, said he was determined to introduce radical reforms to disability allowances that could slash the annual cost by £2.24bn.

Around 500,000 people in the UK who receive disability living allowance (DLA) could no longer be eligible for the replacement personal independence payment (PIP) under the plans, which are outlined in a report by the Department for Work and Pensions this month.’

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