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Do Disabled People Count?

February Reflections in reponse to cuts to benefits

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Rachel Sudeley
Mar 31, 2025
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On the 18th of March the UK’s Labour government made the announcement that it would be cutting £5 billion from the welfare budget, mostly falling on benefits paid to disabled people. There had been speculation in the press for weeks about what it might contain and various hints given by ministers, so while it was shocking it was unfortunately not surpri…

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