Extra cost of being disabled in UK to rise by almost 12% in five years, says Scope report | Welfare
By: Matthew Weaver | Published: 2025-06-29 23:01:00 | Source: www.theguardian.com
The extra cost of being disabled is on course to rise by almost 12% to £14,688 in five years, according to a new estimate published on the eve of a controversial vote to restrict welfare payments for new claimants.
A threatened rebellion by more than 120 Labour MPs forced the government into a last-minute climbdown on its welfare bill, by exempting claimants to planned cuts in personal independence payments (Pip), England’s main disability payment.
But about 50 of those rebels are still known to be concerned that this concession could create a two-tier system where existing and new claimants are treated differently.
The new figures, produced by the disability equality charity Scope, will fuel fears of a growing disparity between these two sets of claimants as the cost of living rises….
