Moira Fraser, Director of Policy at Carers Trust:
“Carers Trust is gravely concerned about the impact welfare benefit cuts will have on carers and their families. Despite assurances, disabled people and carers have not been protected from the Government cuts and instead are taking more than a fair share. Carers are seeing their cost of living rise alongside, for some carers, a cap on benefits and cuts to family income arising from changes to Disability Living Allowance. Together, these changes will have a disastrous impact on carers across the UK.
The Government needs to publish a full analysis the impact and legacy of these cuts will have on carers and disabled people.”
Tags: benefits, carers, carerstrust, cumulative impact assessment, disability, Pat's Petition, welfare reform
Austerity measures do NOT work. Those responsible for destroying this country will not escape punishment for the misery and suffering they are causing.
My daughter has suffered from clinical depression for 20 years. I am sole carer for her. We have just recovered from a 12 month fight to get her on to the support group of ESA following a failed ATOS assessment which ended at a tribunal hearing in court. Very stressful for us both but we won!
She is a single mother & lives in social housing. The county council here in Cornwall has just decided to charge people on benefits 1/4 council Tax.
Where do they think disabled people on benefits are going to be able to find the money?
I have not told her what is coming plus the proposed changes to DLA.