Proposed Welfare Benefit Cuts – Government Spring Statement
Cuts to welfare benefits has dominated the headlines this week. Although we don’t really know the full impact yet, we do know that this will impact lots of Disabled people, people living with long term health conditions and their families. We will do everything we can to support our community and campaign for a fairer outcome for our Coalition and Independent Mental Health Network members.
On Wednesday, Vikki, our Co-chair of trustees spoke on BBC radio Surrey and Heart radio about the negative impact the proposed welfare cuts will have on our members. Nikki, our CEO, spoke to the BBC about this too ‘Disabled people in Surrey need a fairer Spring Statement’ – BBC News
We’re currently reading and digesting the full green paper that the government issued earlier this week on the proposed changes. We’re going to work with our campaign’s committee to develop a response to the government consultation. If you’d like to join the discussion, please do get in touch with our involvement team. Involvement@surreycoaltion.org.uk We need as many of you as possible to provide your views.
Finally, Megan is running a session with Surrey Welfare Rights Unit on understanding the proposed changes and what this means for you. This is taking place on Wednesday 7th May at 2.30pm. Please email the involvement team if you would like the link to join that virtual meeting. involvement@surreycoalition.org.uk
We know that many of our members are worried about the impact of these proposed changes. If there are other things we can do, please do let us know.
