UK austerity policies 'amount to violations of disabled people's rights'

UN says measures aimed at reducing public spending since 2010 have affected disabled people disproportionately

Austerity policies introduced into welfare and social care by the UK government amount to "systematic violations" of the rights of people with disabilities, a UN inquiry has concluded.

It says a range of measures aimed at reducing public spending since 2010, including controversial changes such as the bedroom tax, and cuts to disability benefits and social care budgets have disproportionately and adversely affected disabled people.

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