Daily Archives: 19/10/2010

Conservative conference: Miller pledges ‘important safeguards’

The minister for disabled people has promised that the coalition government will build in “important safeguards for vulnerable groups” to its programme of spending cuts and reforms.
Maria Miller pointed to the decision of the chancellor, George Osborne, to exempt anyone claiming disability living allowance (DLA) from a planned £500 per week cap on benefits.
She told [...]