Charity Scope calls for benefits to be uprated in line with inflation

In response to the recent debate on the uprating of benefits in a cost of living crisis, Louise Rubin, Head of Policy and Campaigns at disability charity Scope, said:

“Government promised to increase benefits in line with inflation. But it has been threatening to go back on that promise, ​causing huge stress and anxiety over the last few weeks.

“Benefits have been subject to real term cuts, and failed to retain their value over decades.

“Life costs more when you’re disabled and during this cost of living crisis disabled people are already among the worst impacted. ​To refuse to increase benefits now makes no sense at all.

“Worryingly, there is a resurgence of an old, tired, narrative, demonising people who claim benefits as scroungers who should be doing more to get into work. ​We know the majority of people who claim benefits are in work already.

“We need to see more support for disabled people now, and for the Government to commit to its promise of increasing benefits in line with inflation next Spring.”