Two petitions which called on the UK Government to provide additional cost of living support for people in receipt of disability benefits are to be debated by MPs in Parliament next week. Labour MP Marsha De Cordova, a member of the Petitions Committee, will open the debate on Monday, May 22 where MPs from all parties can participate and the UK Government will send a minister to respond to proposals and arguments made during the session.
The first petition, ‘Make people on disability benefits eligible for the £650 one off payment’, was created by Abigail Broomfield and received more than 24,600 signatures of support on the petitions-parliament website.
The petition states: “Disabled people should be included alongside carers in the £650 one off payment as part of the Cost of Living support package. We have larger utilities bills and food costs when compared to non-disabled people. We rely on these utilities and food to stay alive.”
