The forum wrote: "We believe that these cuts would not only undermine disabled people’s right to a decent quality of life, but could also further entrench the barriers to access, employment, and social inclusion that many disabled people face.
The DPO) Forum has urged the DWP to take this level of cuts "off the table" and to "co-produce improvements to the benefits’ system with disabled people."
This report urged the government to prioritise improving access to disability benefits for those whose quality of life depends on this support and concluded that failure to do so could exacerbate public health issues and have severe economic consequences.
We are also concerned about the further distress and trauma which cuts to the benefit system will cause disabled people and the likely increase in deaths already being caused by the way the system operates.”.
The forum added several other concerns and recommendations in its letter to the DWP minister, closing it by highlighting the recent report by Pro Bono Economics called "More than money: The lifelong wellbeing impact of disability benefits."
