Labour’s benefit cuts will have ‘devastating’ impact on disabled women, say charities

24/06/2025 10:22 The Guardian

Organisations say planned four-point rule will not properly take into account menstruation and other hygiene needsUK politics live – latest updatesDowning Street’s disability cuts will have a “devastating” impact on women’s health and dignity and could breach equality law, the government has been warned.Charities and disabled people’s organisations including Scope, Spinal Injuries Association, Inclusion London, ME Association and WinVisible told the Guardian that tightening eligibility for personal independence payments (Pip) would mean disabled women being discriminated against, due to their higher personal care needs compared with men. Continue reading...

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