Welfare Reform
61% of people affected by the social housing size criteria, commonly known as the Bedroom tax, are disabled or have a long term illness or health problem.
Inclusion London evidence to the local welfare safety net inquiry
Inclusion London responded to the call for evidence for the Work and Pension Select Committee’s Local Welfare Safety net inquiry. The key concerns we raised in our response, based on the evidence from DDPOs, is that some schemes have overly narrow eligibility criteria, are difficult to apply to and do not provide adequate assistance.
Impact of reducing ESA for new claimants in the WRAG – our evidence to Parliamentary Review
Reducing the payments for new claimants in the Employment and Support Allowance Work Related Activity Group (ESA-WRAG) from £102.15 a week to £73.10 is likely to increase the number of Deaf and Disabled people living in poverty and struggling to pay basic household bills.
Low-income working-age households lost most from Coalition’s tax and benefit changes
Low-income working-age households have lost the most as a percentage of their income as a result of tax and benefit changes introduced by the coalition government, mainly as a result of benefit cuts, while middle-income working-age households without children have gained the most, according to the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) recent briefing paper.
Funding for Local Welfare Assistance Schemes 2015 -2016: Inclusion London’s response to the consultation
Disabled people are bearing the brunt of the government’s austerity measures and are facing poverty, unable to pay for food, fuel and rental, so are facing eviction and going hungry due to the Coalition government’s austerity measures.