UK: Help Disabled people survive the cost of living crisis [send a letter to your MP]

What we are calling for?

We are calling for the government to help Disabled people survive the current price increases. This should include introducing the following policies:

• An emergency uprating of benefits to at least match inflation, bringing the 2022 increase to 8% or higher. The uprating must apply to legacy benefits as well as Universal Credit, to ensure Disabled people are not disadvantaged.
• Reverse the changes to the eligibility criteria for the Warm Home Discount, to retain support for Disabled people’s higher energy needs.
• Provide additional targeted support for Disabled people with high energy needs, regardless of immigration status.
• Remove the requirement to pay back the £200 repayable ‘discount’ (loan) proposed as part of the Energy Bill Support Scheme.

Take action and write to your MP, today
1. Submit the form on this page - it will find your MP
2. Edit our template letter as much or as little as you want on the next page
3. Send it and share this action on social media!

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/help-disabled-people-survive-the-cost-of-living-crisis

 

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