Versus Arthritis launches #CutToTheBone campaign in response to benefit cuts
Versus Arthritis has launched their #CutToTheBone campaign, urging MPs to vote against £5bn of benefit cuts tabled by the Government to encourage people into work. Among these changes, the stricter eligibility criteria to qualify for the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) will be the most devastating. PIP helps over 200,000 people with arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions across the UK lead fulfilling, independent lives. By taking away the money needed to cover the necessities of daily living, the Government is working against disabled people, not for them.…
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