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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Harriette Boucher and Albert Toth

‘I have two autistic children - the health benefit cuts have me fearing for the future’

Lorraine Griffin, a single mother from Dudley Wood, in the West Midlands, has two autistic teenage sons - (Lorraine Griffin)

A mother caring for two severely autistic sons is now fearing for their future as some young people living with health conditions could face losing vital support under new welfare reforms.

On Monday, the government cut the health element of universal credit by nearly half for new claimants. The move is expected to save taxpayers £1 billion, but experts warn it will push already indebted disabled people deeper into poverty.

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