Petitions calling for the £650 payment and an energy grant for people on a disability will be debated by MPs in May
Two petitions which called on the UK Government to provide additional cost of living support for people claiming disability benefits are to be debated by MPs in Parliament. Marsha De Cordova MP, a member of the Petitions Committee, has been asked to open the debate on May 22 where MPs from all parties can take part, and the UK Government will send a minister to respond.
The DWP response said: “Six million people in receipt of a qualifying disability benefit will receive a £150 payment in September. If they are in receipt of a qualifying benefit, they will also receive the £650 payment.” “It is not right that people living with conditions that require energy, should be punished for it, and sometimes face unmanageable debts with energy companies.”
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