Mobilise for DLA
You did it! Government maintains mobility allowance for people in residential care
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| Six campaigners created this stunt which shows disabled people trapped in their homes as a result of the removal of DLA mobility |
After more than a year of hard work, meeting MPs, writing letters to the Minister, talking to the press and supporting the Hardest Hit protests, you've done it! The mobility component of Disability Living Allowance (and the benefit that will replace it, Personal Independence Payment) will not be removed from people in residential care!
The action you and thousands of campaigners have taken means that the Government has listened to disabled people and decided not to take away mobility payments.
This decision will be a huge relief to thousands of disabled people worried that without their mobility allowance they would have been trapped in their homes.
Clare Pelham, Chief Executive of Leonard Cheshire Disability, said:
"We applaud the Government for listening to the thousands of disabled people who have raised this issue, and reversing the plan to scrap this vital benefit. This allowance is just so important for those who receive it – it can make the difference between being able to get out independently, and being trapped inside.
"Lord Low's recent review of the mobility component of Disability Living Allowance showed very clearly that this benefit provides crucial support for people in residential care that is not being met from elsewhere.
"Responsible government is about active engagement with those people most affected by proposals for legislation. We are delighted that they have chosen to listen to disabled people and make this change. We look forward to working positively with the Government in future on other important proposals."
