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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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  • I am actually in a panic about how benefit reform will affect us as at the moment, we rely on them to survive as I am currently studying at home with the Open Uni while caring for my autistic son. I am intending on using the mobility part of his DLA to fund driving lessons and eventually the cost of running a car as it is incredibly frustrating to use publc transport for the fear of Matthew losing his temper over nothing. 

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  • I am actually in a panic about how benefit reform will affect us as at the moment, we rely on them to survive as I am currently studying at home with the Open Uni while caring for my autistic son. I am intending on using the mobility part of his DLA to fund driving lessons and eventually the cost of running a car as it is incredibly frustrating to use publc transport for the fear of Matthew losing his temper over nothing. 

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