Autumn statement 2022 thoughts
What Mencap think about the Autumn statement 2022
Increase in benefits
The UK government have said they will increase disability and working age benefits.
Increase means that it will go up and people will get more benefits.
The increase will be 10.1%
Mencap think that this shows that the UK Government is keeping its promise to support people with a disability.
Benefits will go up in April 2023.
Mencap think they should go up now so that people with a learning disability A learning disability is to do with the way someone's brain works. It makes it harder for someone to learn, understand or do things. can afford the rise in energy bills and food prices this winter.
Minimum Income Guarantee
Minimum Income Income is all the money you get from things like paid jobs and government benefits. Guarantee is the amount of money people are left with once they have paid for care and support.
The money left over is for people to pay for essential daily living expenses Expenses means the money you spend to buy things or pay for services. , for example food and bills.
Mencap want the UK government to put up the
social care
Social care means the services that give care and support to people who need it.
Minimum Income Guarantee.
If this does not happen people with a learning disability will not have any extra money when benefits go up as it will be taken away as payment for social care.
Funding
The UK government have said they will give more money towards adult social care.
Mencap think more money should be given to support working age disabled people better.
Carers
There are a lot of paid careers needed across the UK.
Mencap think the UK government needs to do more to encourage people to become carers or
support workers
Support workers are people who are paid to give care and support to people who need it.
.
