Labour want to cut Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance for over 65s in Rochester and Strood, wrecking their chances of living independently.Nationally 2.4 million elderly people need support to cope with a physical or mental disability.
These people rely on disability benefits - a third of them through the Disability Living Allowance for over 65s, and two thirds of them through the Attendance Allowance.
Labour want to cut these benefits, wrecking their chances of living independently and having the freedom to tailor their care to their needs.
Those over 65 who claim Disability Living Allowance currently get an average of £75 every week, and those who receive Attendance Allowance get an average of £60. This compares to an average pensioner's income of around £250 a week.
This means that some of the most vulnerable pensioners in Rochester and Strood and around the country could lose around a quarter of their income - amounting to a loss of around £8 billion a year.
Speaking out against the cuts Mark Reckless said:
"I can't see how it makes sense to cut these benefits which are focussed on helping people carry on living in their own homes, often with family members caring for them, as this has to be much less expensive than supporting people in residential care homes."
These cuts are unwise, unfair, and unkind. Our pensioners deserve better.
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
Sign our petition against the care cuts
Email/Write to your MP to ask them to oppose these cuts
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I have now signed both petitions. I did the first one on the day I read the original article, and have just done the same with the one to the PM.
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