New cost of living support for people on disability benefits to be debated by MPs next month
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dailyrecord.co.ukTwo petitions which called on the UK Government to provide additional cost of living support for people claiming disability benefits are to be debated by MPs in Parliament.
Marsha De Cordova MP, a member of the Petitions Committee, has been asked to open the debate on May 22 where MPs from all parties can take part, and the UK Government will send a minister to respond.
The first petition, ‘Make people on disability benefits eligible for the £650 one off payment’, was created by Abigail Broomfield and received more than 24,600 signatures of support on the petitions-parliament website.
The petition states : “Disabled people should be included alongside carers in the £650 one off payment as part of the Cost of Living support package.
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