Citizens Advice seeks people to speak at House of Lords evidence session about extra costs of disability

- Lone parents with a disabled child who is on any rate of DLA (except high rate care or those who are severely visually impaired as these two groups will not have the child disability addition cut) and who could only work if they paid for childcare.

- Couples where both partners are disabled and receive either the middle or higher rate of the care component of DLA - particularly if they are receiving any means tested benefits such as ESA income related or housing benefit.

- Lone parents who are disabled and receive either the middle or higher rate of the care component of DLA, who live alone, or with children still in school or equivalent and do not have a paid carer.

We will be publishing a report on June 20th which contains a number of scenarios to model the effect of universal credit.  We will also be launching a public survey of disabled people or people with long term health conditions which asks about the extra financial costs of being disabled and how they would be affected if they received less support.  The results of this survey will inform a second report which will be published in the Autumn, around the same time as the Universal Credit regulations.  We would be very grateful if you could direct your clients and colleagues to these.  We will update rightsnet with a link to the first report and survey.

For further information, please contact

Christie Silk: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Tel 020 7833 7053

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Sam Royston: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) Tel 02078 414480

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