Davey: welfare bill “will hit vulnerable families with a double whammy”

EMBARGO: Immediate Release

Responding to the Government publishing their welfare bill which will cut carer’s allowance for thousands of family carers and Personal Independence Payments for those they care for, Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey said:

“This bill will hit vulnerable families with a double whammy. By hitting disabled people who can’t work with these cuts the loved ones who care for them will also lose out.

"The consequences could be devastating. Carers need more support not less and these plans will only make their already difficult lives even more challenging and risk more pressure being put on our NHS.

“The Conservatives left an enormous welfare bill and we need to get it down, but the Government’s plans risk backfiring by making it harder for disabled people and their carers to work. If Ministers were serious about getting these costs down it would be fixing health and social care, to get people fit and well and back to work.”

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