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Concessions Offered Over Disability Benefit Change

Started by greybeard , Jan 16 2012 11:42 AM

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#1 greybeard

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Posted 16 January 2012 - 11:42 AM

Ministers are set to make concessions over controversial proposed changes to disability benefits.

The government is backing an amendment to the Welfare Reform Bill halving the time seriously ill or disabled people will have to wait to be eligible for Personal Independence Payments (PIPs).

This would reduce the qualifying period for the benefit from six to three months.

It comes after peers defeated the coalition over other welfare changes.

Full report here: http://www.bbc.co.uk...litics-16573348

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Posted 16 January 2012 - 06:48 PM

I just hope the House of Lords can also get some concessions on some of the other aspects of this legislation which will have a huge impact on so many of us in the UK.
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