01/04/2025
The Chancellor has confirmed devastating plans to further cut disability benefits. As a result, lowering the living standards of disabled people and pushing more into poverty.
The Universal Credit (UC) health element will be frozen for existing claimants until 2029/30.
And for new claimants, the support will be reduced to £50 a week in 2026/27 and frozen.
The government have said that this is about the "moral" desire to get more disabled people into work. But it couldn't be clearer that these cuts are simply about saving money.
The government needs to listen to disabled people and understand the catastrophic impact these decisions will have on their lives.
The cost of cuts cannot be understated.
Image description: A photo of the Chancellor's famous red box. Text reads, Our response to the Spring Statement: "These cuts are about saving money. Not the "moral" desire to get more people into work."
