The Government has proposed cutting £5 billion from disability benefits, such as Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and the health component of Universal Credit (UC).
The Government is still consulting about these changes, and there is a great deal of opposition to them in Parliament and the country. The voice of disabled people needs to be heard loud and clear about these proposed cuts.
BuDS encourages all disabled people to contact the Government and their local MP to tell them what they think about these proposed cuts. You can email the DWP about the Green Paper, and find your MP on our handy reference page, using the buttons below.
More About The Green Paper & Proposed Benefit Cuts
The changes proposed are very complex, and the Government has not made it easy to understand. BuDS is working on its own explainer, but in the meantime you may find this explainer produced by Disability Rights UK (DRUK) helpful. We have also included the link to the Government Green Paper itself.