2m disabled people risk losing welfare support in ‘tick-box medical test’

Disability charity Scope fears flawed assessment for Personal Independence Payment will repeat ‘fitness to work’ chaos As many as 2 million disabled people risk losing welfare support because of the introduction of a flawed assessment scheme that means billions of pounds will not be paid to those who need it most, warns the disability charity Scope. The charity says the Personal Independence Payment (PIP), which the government is introducing to replace Disability Living Allowance (DLA), has a failed regime of eligibility criteria. Scope is backing weekend protests by disability groups who it says are the hardest hit by government cuts.

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2m disabled people risk losing welfare support in ‘tick-box medical test’