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Welfare Reform Bill & benefit cuts

Simon's Dad

Our son Simon is 29 and in residential care. He is severely learning disabled with a mental age of less than 2 and autistic. Our great fear at the moment is the removal of mobility allowance for disabled people in care. The Welfare Reform Bill, published 17 February 2011, makes clear the coalition government intend to press ahead with removing mobility payments to anyone in a care home.

Look forward to discussing this and other benefit cuts issues with anyone concerned.

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  • Hi Simon

    My 8 yr old has asd and adhd. he id high functioning which means where we live no access to anything! we use the dla we get to buy fiddle toys sensory equipment and keep up with swimming 4 times a week and soft play 3 times. as most will know these things are pricey beyond need and you have to adapt and change with your child and they dont last long. the condem party are cutting everything from the vulnerable and aside the mobility they wish to take - which is disgusting and deplorable - i fear they will cut the dla for people with these so called hidden disabilities such as asd aspergers and such.

    then our kids will have no sensory needs fulfilled no mobility needs helped and the gov can forget about them!

    time to stand upo and be heard i feel

    .

     

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  • Hi Simon

    My 8 yr old has asd and adhd. he id high functioning which means where we live no access to anything! we use the dla we get to buy fiddle toys sensory equipment and keep up with swimming 4 times a week and soft play 3 times. as most will know these things are pricey beyond need and you have to adapt and change with your child and they dont last long. the condem party are cutting everything from the vulnerable and aside the mobility they wish to take - which is disgusting and deplorable - i fear they will cut the dla for people with these so called hidden disabilities such as asd aspergers and such.

    then our kids will have no sensory needs fulfilled no mobility needs helped and the gov can forget about them!

    time to stand upo and be heard i feel

    .

     

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