Daily Archives: 30/06/2010

EMERGENCY BUDGET: Government set to restrict DLA eligibility

The government is set to launch a major reform of disability living allowance (DLA) – with tighter eligibility, a new medical test and reassessments for all claimants of working age.
The chancellor, George Osborne, announced in his emergency budget on Tuesday that the new medical test would be applied to “new and existing” DLA claimants from [...]