DWP rejects call for £15 monthly benefit uplift for families with a disabled child
dailyrecord.co.ukThe Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has said there are “no plans” to further increase the disabled child elements of Universal Credit and Child Tax Credit beyond the annual uprating which was applied earlier this month.
The response came in response to a query from Labour MP Fleur Anderson. Ms Anderson referenced the recent Guide Dogs for the Blind Association’s ‘Out Of Pocket’ campaign, which called for an additional uplift of £15 every month for families with a disabled child.
The Putney MP asked: “if he [Secretary of State for Work and Pensions] will uplift the disabled child elements of Universal Credit and Child Tax Credit by £15 a month in addition to the CPI-linked uplift”.
In a written response earlier this week, Minister for Disabled People Tom Pursglove MP, said: “There are no plans to further increase the disabled child elements of Universal Credit and Child Tax Credit beyond the annual uprating that occurred in April 2023.”Before the Spring Budget on March 15, representatives from the Guide Dogs charity handed in an open letter directly to 11 Downing Street urging the UK Government to help families with disabled children.The proposal had been backed by five other charities, over 20 political figures and 2,653 members of the public.
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