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TWO thirds of people with epilepsy who claim benefit have been denied payments or had them downgraded under the new benefit system with campaigners warning that their lives are being put at risk.
Epilepsy Action says some claimants have been left feeling suicidal after going through the process of switching over from disability living allowance (DLA), which was introduced in 2013, to personal independence payment (PIP).
New figures show that more people with the condition have been refused the disability benefit than those with any other health condition.
Labour will find increases in the state pension age are unacceptable, just as cuts to the Winter Fuel Allowance, personal independence payments and universal credit are — it needs to change direction immediately, writes PCS general secretary FRAN HEATHCOTE
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
The government’s retreat on PIP still leaves 150,000 new universal credit claimants facing halved benefits from April 2026, creating a discriminatory two-tier welfare system that campaigners must continue fighting, writes DR DYLAN MURPHY
