Rachel Reeves budget for disabled

BrainfartsHere
BrainfartsHere Online Community Member Posts: 37 Connected
in Benefits and income

After a high court judge making money saving cuts for disabled illegal..How is Reeves still seemingly going forward with Disability cuts ?

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  • worried33
    worried33 Online Community Member Posts: 1,030 Championing

    Generally speaking court rulings havent prevented governments from doing what they want to do, especially when is a lack of mainstream media attention and lack of public knowledge of said rulings.
    Also as I understand it the court didnt rule the cuts illegal, but rather the way that the consultation was carried out, the DWP didnt do it properly. This was also related to the WCA consultation specifically, not the PIP one.
    More details here.
    https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Clifford-v-SSWP-Judgment-16-January-2025.pdf

  • Jimm_Alumni
    Jimm_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 5,713 Championing

    As @worried33 mentions, what was ruled illegal was the way a consultation was carried out. As there are specific legal guidelines the government must stick to when carrying out a consultation.

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