British one pound coins, January 26, 2018
NEW analysis has found that over £23 billion worth of welfare benefits went unclaimed in the last year.
The report, by Policy in Practice, found that the number had risen from £19bn the year before and that figures could be closer to £30bn if it were to analyse disability benefits and discretionary support.
Universal credit is the most unclaimed benefit at £8.3bn, with an estimated 1.4 million missing out on this type of support.
The government’s Pip review looks like a carefully managed exercise in legitimising future cuts to disability support, argues Dr DYLAN MURPHY
A new report from the Citizens Advice destroys the government narrative about disabled people ‘choosing’ not to work, showing the £3,000 annual cuts will create a two-tiered system based on claim dates rather than needs, writes DYLAN MURPHY
