DWP rejects call for £15 monthly benefit uplift for families with a disabled child
The Department for Work and Pensions has said there are “no plans” to further increase the disabled child elements of Universal Credit and Child Tax Credit beyond the annual uprating which was applied earlier this month. The response came in response to a query from Labour MP Fleur Anderson.
Before the Spring Budget on March 15, representatives from the Guide Dogs charity handed in an open letter directly to 11 Downing Street urging the UK Government to help families with disabled children. Millions of households across the country are dealing with the ongoing challenges of soaring energy bills, double-digit inflation and ever-increasing prices in the supermarket. However, Guide Dogs research found that families of vision impaired children have additional costs due to their specific needs, which other families do not face.
Top Money Stories Today Higher energy bills The study found families with a disabled child need to keep lights on for longer to make homes as accessible and safe as possible. Another parent commented: “My son is unable to regulate his temperature so in the winter we have to have the heating on more and in the summer the fans are used more.
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