Warnings that £150 extra cost-of-living help for those on disability benefits is 'not enough'

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Life already costs more when you are disabled, Scope says, adding that even before the crisis, disabled people faced extra costs of around £580 per month.

Those eligible for the one-off sum include people receiving the disability living allowance, personal independence payment, attendance allowance, Scottish disability benefits , armed forces independence payment, constant attendance allowance, or the war pension mobility supplement.

"We know there are many disabled people who have been struggling over the past 12-or-so months, and have been making really difficult choices about whether to heat their home or feed their families.In response, a government spokesperson said:""We recognise that living with a long-term illness or disability can impact on living costs, and therefore, as part of our £37bn package of support, we are supporting six million disabled people with an extra £150 payment.

"We are also protecting millions of the most vulnerable people with at least £1,200 of direct payments to those in low income households, allowing people on Universal Credit to keep £1,000 more of what they earn and supporting people in need via the Household Support Fund - which was boosted by £500m - to help pay for essentials."The payment will be given automatically, so people should be wary of texts and emails from fraudsters asking for their personal details.

 

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Still waiting on mine

anybody out there, is being to heavy for your legs classed as disabled. 🤔🇬🇧

It's the war's fault

Well done trussliz well done! You ought to be ashamed, donating yet another 2.5 million to corrupt Zelensky whilst British folk suffer. You’ve failed as PM right off the starting block Liz! We don’t support a corrupt USA proxy war, stop giving taxpayers money to Ukraine!

£1500 might help

You want sum

When you elderly people recieving a poultry 760 a month and less than 8k a year and fuel bills have risen to over 2.5k a year of course its not enough don't this goverment do its maths absolute shambles our elderly are gonna die this winter through pure f..king greed

It won't even touch the sides, most disabled people actually missed out on the £650 payment because of a sneaky loophole meaning those who work or have family that work couldn't get it but disabled people have so many extra needs that means they have to pay out so much more

Does anyone care that benefits due today have not been paid by dwp

Take it from dinghy scum fund .

theres delays all ready as payments are actually late anyway dwp didnt factor yesturday so everythings late

The state (using tax payers money) can only help so much… we are all hurting and ALL have to pull together.

Inflation.

It's not. Being disabled doesn't mean they should get less support than everyone else.

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