Daily Archives: 01/03/2011

Government’s benefits advisers deliver second attack on reforms

The government’s own benefits advice body has delivered stinging criticism of its major reforms to disability living allowance (DLA).
The social security advisory committee (SSAC) said the reforms appeared to be driven by the coalition’s wish to cut the number of working-age disabled people claiming DLA by 20 per cent.
In its response to the government’s public [...]