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All i can see this cut doing is forcing carers to work extra jobs if they can, or forcing more people onto the street. It won't get any of these people into work.
The majority of people on PIP are already working.
It is not an income based benifit. Your income and assets make 0 difference to your claim.
Its whole purpose is to cover some of the extra costs disabled people have to pay to interact and be involved in society as a whole.
The getting people back into work is just an outright lie when it comes to PIP reductions. Its about removing the cost of making society accessible to disabled people.
IE their direct chance at any form of equality. And for many lower earning disabled. Their whole ability to get to work participate and keep their employment.
Yeah totally agree