Govt u-turn expected over mobility benefit cut

It is expected to confirm the move that applies to people living in residential care for both DLA and its eventual replacement, the Personal Independence Payment (PIP). The planned move had been highly controversial and had drawn significant protests from disability rights groups and campaigners who claimed it would leave many people prisoners in their care homes. A partial reversal was announced in the budget and it appears this will be completed. Learning disability charity Mencap explained that the mobility component of DLA provides ‘vital support to allow disabled people who li...