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DWP dismisses calls to give disability benefit claimants £650 cost of living payment which starts next week

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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has responded to an online petition calling on the UK Government to give all disabled people and unpaid carers the £650 means-tested cost of living payment which will be paid in two lump sums starting from next week.

The petition, created last month on the petitions-parliament website by Abigail Broomfield, highlights how these two groups - some 12.5 million in total across the UK - have higher utility bills and food costs.

More than 17,410 people have shown their support for the petition which states: “Disabled people should be included alongside carers in the £650 one off payment as part of the Cost of Living support package.

We have larger utilities bills and food costs when compared to non-disabled people. We rely on these utilities and food to stay alive.” However, while the DWP “recognises that disabled people face extra costs” this year due to the ongoing crisis, it has no plans to change eligibility for the current financial support package worth £37 billion, which includes £15 billion in “targeted support for those with the greatest need”.

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