JuneSim63<p>"Because Pip is a “gateway”, any disabled person who loses the benefit will not only lose that income but other entitlements too, such as free prescriptions & council tax deductions. Most starkly, removing someone’s Pip will mean their unpaid carer losing carer’s allowance – in effect pulling away two main strands of a family’s income at once"</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PIP</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Disability</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UKPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKPolitics</span></a><br>‘I can’t sleep, I’m so scared’: disabled people face benefit cuts domino effect |The Guardian<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/mar/24/disability-benefit-cut-domino-effect-pip-carers-allowance?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/society/2025/m</span><span class="invisible">ar/24/disability-benefit-cut-domino-effect-pip-carers-allowance?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other</span></a></p>