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Re: The state benefits system mega-thread. Many merged.
Lords defeat for ministers over disability benefit cuts.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-35422778
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Opposition peers argued that cuts to Employment Support Allowance (ESA) for new claimants in the Work Related Activity Group (WRAG) - people deemed unfit to work but able to undertake activities to help them move towards work - would cause hardship for substantial numbers of people with disabilities.
Speaking in the debate, crossbencher Lord Low said: "A drop of £1,500 a year in their benefit income from £5,300 to £3,800 will be catastrophic for many disabled people.
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