The UK government's recent welfare payment restructuring threatens to cut off essential financial support for approximately 1.2 million disabled individuals, potentially eliminating their eligibility for personal independence payments (PIP). This loss not only impacts the direct income but also access to entitlements like free prescriptions and council tax deductions. Disabled individuals, such as Will Evans, face existential financial crises as they grapple with the reality of losing their PIP, which can trigger a cascade effect leading to loss of carer's allowances and a significant depletion in their total family income.
When Will Evans fell ill with fibromyalgia and arthritis, he relied on PIP, UC, and carer's allowance for income but fears new criteria may cut off this support.
Evans worries that the removal of his PIP will not only take away his income of £593 a month but also his father's carer's allowance of £307 a month.
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