Daily Archives: 22/12/2011

Tanni’s Lords bid to derail cuts to disability benefit falls just short

A disabled peer has failed by just two votes to overturn plans that will see a steep cut in financial support for many families with disabled children.
Baroness [Tanni] Grey-Thompson told peers the measure in the welfare reform bill would halve the financial support currently provided through child tax credits to most families with disabled children.
Those [...]