Stop and review the cuts to benefits and services which are falling disproportionately on disabled people, their carers and families

Responsible department: Department for Work and Pensions.

The government were embarking on wholesale reform of the benefit system when the economic crisis struck. These welfare reforms had not been piloted and the plan was to monitor and assess the impact of the new untried approach as it was introduced in a buoyant economy. Unfortunately since then the economy has gone in to crisis and the government has simultaneously embarked on a massive programme of cuts. This has created a perfect storm and left disabled people/those with ill health, and their carers reeling, confused and afraid.

We ask the government to stop this massive programme of piecemeal change until they can review the impact of all these changes, taken together, on disabled people and their carers. We ask the government to stand by its duty of care to disabled people and their carers. At the moment the covenant seems to be broken and they do not feel safe.

Illness or disability could affect any one of us at any time, while many more of us are potential carers.

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The petition now has over 38,000 signatures but has still a long way to go to get 100,000.

It is really important that as many people as possible sign this and I hope everyone gets all members of their family to sign as well, as there does not seem to be anything else on the horizon which will help.

Iv,e signed and also got family and friends to sign it.

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Every disabled person and carer should sign this important petition! Let's get it up to 100,000 signatures needed to get it to Parliament. Ask all your contacts and share on Facebook and Twitter too.

Come on people we can only turn the tide if we are proactive, sign the petition and get all your friends and family to do the same!!