The government has headed off a House of Lords defeat over plans to replace the Disability Living Allowance.
Ministers want to amend the system to make sure claimants have undergo more testing, but opponents say this will mean 500,000 people will lose benefits.
A proposal to delay the scheme by carrying out an extended pilot project before it is implemented across the country was beaten by 16 votes.
The government suffered three Lords defeats on the issue last week.
Introduced in 1992 to help disabled people cope with the extra costs they face in their daily lives, Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is paid to two million people of working age.
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Lords Back Disability Benefit Shake-Up
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