The recent Comprehensive Spending Review included plans to remove the Disability Living Allowance (DLA) mobility component from disabled people living in residential care.
United Response believes the removal of this funding will mean a severe loss of independence to people we support who rely on these DLA payments to pay for individual transport to access the community, attend routine medical appointments, go to work, volunteer, or visit family and friends.
Like other disability organisations, as well as some MPs and peers, we have spoken out against this cut. Now we want to give people we support, families and carers the chance to do the same – and to make your voice heard.
Click here to find out more and take action.
Along with a group of 27 organisations representing people with disabilities, we have also submitted a report to MPs arguing that the Government’s claim that the DLA mobility component is ‘an overlap of public funds’ is not the case.
The report is called ‘Don’t limit mobility’ and you can find out more about it on our blog.
