Ask your MP to speak out against harmful benefit cuts

Ask your MP to speak out against harmful benefit cuts

Can you email your MP today and ask them to stand against harmful cuts to our social security system?

The UK government has announced devastating cuts to benefits, and we need your help to oppose them. According to their own impact assessment, the cuts will push a further 250,000 people into poverty, including 50,000 children.

And two of the most harmful changes aren't even being included in the government consultation. Firstly, the government is planning to make it harder to get access to Personal Independence Payment (PIP). And secondly, they are planning to reduce the payments people would receive through health-related Universal Credit (UC) in the future. But we will still have our say.

Will you write to your MP today to ask them to write to the Prime Minister and the Chancellor? We’ve already put together a template that you can view and edit on the next page.

More information on the cuts announced

The government is planning to make it harder to access Personal Independence Payment (PIP). This payment helps people cover the extra costs of living with a long-term health condition or disability. But in the future, the government wants people to score at least 4 points in one activity to be able to receive PIP – making it harder to receive.

They’re also planning to reduce the payments people would receive through the health-related element of Universal Credit (UC) in the future. If you’re already receiving this, you’ll keep getting it at the current rate, but the payments won’t grow with inflation. And for people newly claiming from April 2026, the amount will be halved. Overall, this means people who are too unwell to work will get less financial support.

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Why is it important for the UK government to scrap plans to cut social security for disabled people?

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