Equalities and Human Rights Commission says cutting £30 a week from ESA benefits will disproportionately hit disabled peopleMinisterial proposals to cut £30 a week from the benefits of ill and disabled people found unfit to work possess been criticised by the government’s equalities watchdog.The Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHCR) says the proposed cuts will disproportionately affect disabled people, widen inequalities and undermine the UK’s human rights obligations. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com