On Friday, we wrote to every MP in the UK to urge them to reject the rushed Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill being voted on in Parliament tomorrow.

Yesterday, we hand-delivered our Campaign response directly to No. 10 Downing Street. This small, but symbolic action represents the voices of thousands of Disabled people who signed our open letter.

Even with the hastily made adjustments by Government on Friday to win over MPs, the eventual effects of the proposed cuts will still happen, just a little later.

We, along with thousands of other experts by experience, charities, and organisations like ours, oppose this fundamentally flawed plan that claims to offer support.

MPs will vote tomorrow in Parliament; we urge them to do the right thing.

Why the last-minute “concessions” simply don’t cut it

• People receiving disability benefits today will have already worked through complex application processes to secure essential support, often having to go through lengthy reviews and appeals. Yet, these last-minute “concessions” will deny the exact same vital aid to people who become Disabled or ill after a set cut-off date.
• There’s no safety net or guarantees that anyone erroneously bumped off benefits – yes this happens – will be reinstated, rather than treated as a new claimant and therefore have their support significantly reduced.
• The knock-on effects will be felt by everyone in our society as it inevitably piles even more pressure on already strained NHS, social care, and community services as more are pushed into poverty.
• A fundamental flaw in both the original plan and last week's concessions was the lack of consultation with Disabled people and their organisations, rendering them lacking in credibility from the outset.

Want to learn more?

Discover the full details of the Government’s proposals made in their Green Paper – Pathways to Work: Keep Britain Working, our in-depth response, and what we believe should be done to really help people get back to work.

Read our full response to the Government Green Paper

Read our easier-read summary of our full response to the Government Green Paper