Cuts to funding for ‘aids and appliances’ for the disabled could save around £1bn a year but has been branded an attack on dignity by campaignersMinisters gain signalled a new shake-up of disability benefits that could see entitlements cut by up to 150 a week for more than half a million people.The cuts to funding for aids and appliances” for the disabled could save approximately £1bn a year and was announced the week before the budget. Charities warned that the cuts to personal independence payments (PIP) would be devastating after the scurry was confirmed by Justin Tomlinson, the disabilities minister.
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Source: theguardian.com