William Eichler 24 March 2025

Cuts to disability benefits could cost councils £1.2bn

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The Government's planned cuts to disability benefits could lead to £1.2bn of extra costs for local authority social care services and the NHS, according to a disability think tank.

The proposed reforms of Personal Independence Payments are set to save at least £5bn by 2030, according to the Government.

However, research by the Disability Policy Centre suggests the cuts will only save £100m by 2030 because of the projected increase in NHS demand, reduced spending from disabled households and appeals against the cuts.

Arun Veerappan, interim research director of the Disability Policy Centre, said: ‘The Government’s welfare reforms [] risk making life much harder for disabled people whilst producing taxpayer savings equivalent to the price-tag of a Premier League striker – amounting to all pain and no gain scenario.’

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