Ill and disabled people will be made ‘invisible’ by UK benefit cuts, say experts

Those who lose benefit payments will find it difficult to access care and support services, says Policy in Practice

Hundreds of thousands of seriously ill and disabled people will become invisible" and cut adrift from local support services as a result of the government's 5bn programme of disability benefit cuts, experts have warned.

Claimants who do not qualify for personal independence payment (Pip) or incapacity benefits would lose a marker of need" with local councils and NHS bodies, making it nearly impossible" for them to access help, said the consultancy Policy in Practice.