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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Rachel Charlton-Dailey

'Disabled people having their benefits cut while in hospital shows Tory cruelty'

It has been revealed that disabled people are once again being treated as though they’re a burden by the government and being punished for something we can’t control.

Tens of thousands of disabled people have had their benefits stopped whilst staying in hospital due to a cruel DWP rule.

It's been a long-standing rule of the DWP that if a disabled person who receives PIP is in hospital for over 28 days, their benefit is suspended.

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