The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently dismissed calls by an online petition calling on the UK Government to give all disabled people and unpaid carers the £650 means-tested cost of living payment.
However, it has now been officially asked by the Petitions Committee, the group of MPs who oversee the petitions system, to provide a “revised response” as they felt the DWP “did not directly address the request” of the petition.
The ‘make people on disability benefits eligible for the £650 one off payment’ petition on the petitions-parliament website was created by Abigail Broomfield and highlights how disabled people and unpaid carers - some 12.5 million in total across the UK - have higher utility bills and food costs than most people. Since it was created last month, more than 18,617 people have shown their support for the petition calling for change.
