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Help fight the DLA cuts
Friday 05 November 2010
Mencap has launched a campaign against the cuts to Disability Living Allowance
October's comprehensive spending review included the decision to remove the mobility component of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for people living in residential care homes.
This change will affect 58,000 disabled people, who use the benefit to access their community. Mencap believes that the government has misunderstood how this benefit is used – by removing it, people living in residential care will only have around £22.19 a week personal allowance.
Mark Goldring, Mencap's chief executive, explained that the mobility component of the DLA helps people living in residential care to get the personal support they need to take part in activities and live a fulfilled life: "This cut will take us back to the days when people were left in care homes with just four walls for company and will undo decades of progress."
The help fight these cuts, Mencap this week launched a campaign. It calls on people to email their MP, asking them to write to disability minister Maria Miller, urging her to get the decision reversed.
Already, more than 800 people have taken action by emailing their MP. You can help to fight the cuts by emailing the Minister for Disabled People, Maria Miller.
Simon's DLA
Simon Greenwood (pictured left) is a 29-year-old man from Nottinghamshire who lives in a residential care home. Because of his severe learning disability and autism, he needs round-the-clock care.
Simon uses the mobility component of DLA to provide a vehicle through the Motability scheme. This lets him access community activities, such as going on walks or day trips to the seaside or zoo. Because of his disabilities and challenging behaviour, he can't do these activities alone, and can't use public or shared transport.
Simon's father, Vincent said: "Simon's assessment for mobility allowance was 'for life' due to the fact there is no prospect of his condition ever improving. Now it is to be taken away. We feel we have been set back many years – years of striving for the best for Simon."
Email Minister for Disabled People Maria Miller about the change to DLA
Comments
I was on high rate DLA ,then they lowered it to low rate care, i had cancer 4 yrs ago having my kidney out as result, my carer had to go and i was struggling to do things for myself, i appealed and it was rejected, i was falling over, and couldn't do anything for myself, i had pain in my head, i looked awful, i pleaded with them on the phone everything, with no avail, i then so a neurologist,, i had a MRI scan they found i had a secondary brain tumour. This kind of behaviour, people who do not understand medicine, sitting down and making wrong decisions, i sufered for so long, no money for anything,it is so wrong, this government is very bad, a disgrace there should be no cuts in benefit for cancer patients,
I think cuts involving learning disablities is wrong way on those needs put them to work. in the outside world even they are capable and everything they are still vulnerable and need a adocvate to help their circumstances still have a chance to marry someone disablity or not
Dear Politicians,
Whilst I agree something should be done to stop fraudsters and malingerers, this is really a step to far.
There's a saying in life, 'what-goes-around-comes-around.'
Believe me it does.
I once earned a fantastic wage and lived in big house with posh car, AND THEN illness changed everything!
how many will end there own lives with the extra-strain this will cause
Saving money by penalising needy people is immoral. There is one much simpler way for the government to save and that is to reduce the enormous burden of beaurocracy, As a nation we now pay for 6 levels of beaurocracy all of which are overstaffed and inefficient, for all obey 'Parkinson's Law' and non-jobs are created by the score. This is not a political jibe, it is a fact that is verified in all levels of government. So minister, please think again and stop penalising those who are already crippled or disadvantaged through no fault of their own.
I am very angry about it and feel they should leave disability alone
could anyone tell me if this affects disabled children i the care system
We met our MP at his Friday evening surgery a week ago to express our deep concerns over the mobility cut for disabled people in residential care.
As the meeting progressed it became clear he was not fully aware of the proposal and therefore we feel we had some effect in bringing the issue to his attention. At one point he said
My husband and I have run a small residential home for four adults with learning disabilities for 21 years. We have always had to subsidise the DLA mobility allowance in order for our residents to lead the active lives they have chosen, but there is no way we can meet the full costs. They currently go out on most days to various activities including work experience, arts and crafts, horseriding, cycling, rambling, etc. They also have 2 or 3 evenings out every week going to different clubs and they enjoy an annual holiday. We have purchased a mini bus for their use. We also support them and transport them to all medical appointments, but the most important thing for them all is visiting family, mainly elderly parents who often find it extremely hard to visit them here.
What part of all this should they have to give up? And who is going to have to explain the reasons why to them? It feels as though they are being penalised for choosing to live in a residential home rather than opting for supported living.
I have emailed our local MP who is usually very helpful, and I have contacted other residential home owners asking them to do the same. I only hope the government will listen.
i am absolutely that i will loose my dla i depend on it to get around and to help pay the extra fuel bills as i need to be kept warm, also the extra laundry etc i need to do due to incontinence etc, i am practicallyt suicidal that i will loose my home that i bought when i was working, i have worked all my life untill i became dissabled, my husband works full time as well as looking after me so he will also be penalized for being married to me, it is a disgrace my husbands wages are his he works hard for them so why should he work to make me comfortable and he will be left with nothing, i feel so guilty and i know we would be all be better off if the goverment stops my money i should be dead
I am in total agreement with earlier comments, i myself recieve DLA as i am a blind person, have type 1 diabetes with that comes my kidney failure, awaiting a kidney transplant.
Iam going on dialysis home peritoneal treatment.
This goverment (CONS ervative) put their wages up and take it away from us all, we are now in the Thatcher years again and i am guessing the riots will start, the students have already started, How on earth can someone with any disabilities that require another persons care at working age go out to work, abled bodied people find it hard to find work, this rate the stupid idiotic David Cameron will stop all benefits just to save spending but he will shell out billions on arms, foreigners, sorry but stop the immagrants and just maybe England will recover.Guy fawkes had the best idea, All this country needs is a one party who believes in the one thing that matters most, that being the ENGLISH.
It really angers me every day i hear on the news the CONS ervatives have cut this and cutting that how about the MPS cutting their wages, how about cutting celebs and footballers wages surely that will save millions if not billions.I barely can see 1 foot in front of my i lost my sight due to diabetic retonopothy eye disease, my kidneys have failed, without my carer i would be a former shell, i myself have a motability scheme vehicle without my carer like i said i would not get out of the house, i live in a small community if i can venture outside i get abuse as i have to use a white cane and hold onto my carer, so in turn my carer is earning and keeping them in work, i am 39 years of age but my disabilities and health makes me feel double my age, i have no energy, it is a very big struggle so if the goverment cut DLA, carers allowence then there are gonna be many more people that will need the NHS even more and putting more straign on the NHS.COME ON CAMERON Stop lining your pockets otherwise you will find you will NOT be Re elected as the public will make sure you will be kicked out of goverment,
I am in total agreement with earlier comments, i myself recieve DLA as i am a blind person, have type 1 diabetes with that comes my kidney failure, awaiting a kidney transplant.
Iam going on dialysis home peritoneal treatment.
This goverment (CONS ervative) put their wages up and take it away from us all, we are now in the Thatcher years again and i am guessing the riots will start, the students have already started, How on earth can someone with any disabilities that require another persons care at working age go out to work, abled bodied people find it hard to find work, this rate the stupid idiotic David Cameron will stop all benefits just to save spending but he will shell out billions on arms, foreigners, sorry but stop the immagrants and just maybe England will recover.Guy fawkes had the best idea, All this country needs is a one party who believes in the one thing that matters most, that being the ENGLISH.
It really angers me every day i hear on the news the CONS ervatives have cut this and cutting that how about the MPS cutting their wages, how about cutting celebs and footballers wages surely that will save millions if not billions.I barely can see 1 foot in front of my i lost my sight due to diabetic retonopothy eye disease, my kidneys have failed, without my carer i would be a former shell, i myself have a motability scheme vehicle without my carer like i said i would not get out of the house, i live in a small community if i can venture outside i get abuse as i have to use a white cane and hold onto my carer, so in turn my carer is earning and keeping them in work, i am 39 years of age but my disabilities and health makes me feel double my age, i have no energy, it is a very big struggle so if the goverment cut DLA, carers allowence then there are gonna be many more people that will need the NHS even more and putting more straign on the NHS.COME ON CAMERON Stop lining your pockets otherwise you will find you will NOT be Re elected as the public will make sure you will be kicked out of goverment, Get lost cameron we do NOT need you Prick.
Completely agree Karen, but the sad thing is the Government would rather spend their billions perfecting new weapons and improved to murder other humans.
This is disgusting in todays society . Disabled people are always treated as though the country does them a favour when they recieve these benefits and not thier right as it is . Every family pays enough taxes to be able to provide nenefits for thier own family members who ars not able to work and also even if a disabled person cannot work they are providing employment for people who work caring for them .