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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's dad, although the following article doesn't solve your problem completely, at least it might help if delayed:

    As part of last week's Welfare Reform Bill, the government has delayed its decision to remove the mobility component of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for disabled people living in residential care homes.

    The benefit was due to be removed by October 2012. However, an impact assessment document that accompanied the Bill, confirms: ‘The DLA mobility component for those in care homes will be retained until March 2013.'

    The impact assessment says that any further changes to the DLA will be built into the design of the new Personal Independence Payment. It also confirms that the government will review whether the mobility component of DLA is an overlap of social care funds – a claim that campaigners have been providing evidence against.

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  • Hi Simon's dad, although the following article doesn't solve your problem completely, at least it might help if delayed:

    As part of last week's Welfare Reform Bill, the government has delayed its decision to remove the mobility component of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for disabled people living in residential care homes.

    The benefit was due to be removed by October 2012. However, an impact assessment document that accompanied the Bill, confirms: ‘The DLA mobility component for those in care homes will be retained until March 2013.'

    The impact assessment says that any further changes to the DLA will be built into the design of the new Personal Independence Payment. It also confirms that the government will review whether the mobility component of DLA is an overlap of social care funds – a claim that campaigners have been providing evidence against.

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