Hundred thousands of disabled children will lose a lot of crucial money since their welfare benefit will get halved under controversial reforms.
Parents are now able to receive £54 a week, which is a maximum. They can get this through tax credits to help with the extra cost of taking care of a child with disabilities. But because of the welfare reform bill, which has been discussed by the Commons last week, that the parents of disabled children will only get £27 a week instead of £54. According to the Children's Society this is way below the poverty line.
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I think the government should stay away from the money of disabled children. Life is already quite hard for them since they have to adjust themselves to the world of people who are able to move just fine. The government should take away money from other departments as much as they are able to do. If the money they get is already under the poverty line for normal people, then what about disabled children? It's just something I really wonder. It almost seems they do it on purpose. Who's sick idea was it to take money away from these people...
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/jun/18/disabled-benefits-cut-welfare-reform
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/jun/18/disabled-benefits-cut-welfare-reform
I sure am glad that I don't live in the UK. The government is entirely ignorant. They cut fundings which actually HElP their people, instead of just giving them everything they need. I feel sorry for the families who have to suffer because of this decision.
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