As of 2015 some disability benefits WILL be included in the benefits cap.

[JakeBullet]

I am seriously pissed off by this Government.

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So despite people with disabilities incurring extra costs to live their lives they can go hang as far as this shower are concerned.

AIBU to be annoyed.

They are heartess wankers all of them.

It won't affect me, I don't get DLA except for DS and am anticipating that he won't need it by then. But what about those who do need it...

ESA (formerly Incapacity Benefit) is already included in the cap - has been all along.

This is going to hit households where a disabled adult lives with their parents because of care needs.

The cap hits larger households. And caring for a disabled family member hits ability to earn.

Nothing this government does surprises me :(
They are a bunch of cunts who don't care about anyone

Hang on!

Is this a NEW, further cap?

Not the £26K pa household cap being implemented this week? But a new, total cap on govt benefits spending?

"The chancellor, George Osborne, announced last week that he would introduce the cap from 2015, and that it would include spending on disability benefits.
The Treasury was unable to say last week exactly which benefits would be included in the cap.
But this week, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) confirmed that both disability living allowance and its working-age replacement, personal independence payment (PIP), would be included.
It also revealed that spending on employment and support allowance (ESA), the replacement for incapacity benefit, would be included in the cap, even though jobseeker?s allowance will be excluded.
It is still unclear exactly how the cap will work, but the Office for Budget Responsibility will be told to issue a ?public warning? if social security spending approaches the limit set by the government.
If such a warning is issued, the government will ?be forced to take action to cut welfare costs or publicly breach the cap?, which will be set for the first time at next year?s budget.

Bastards! Hopefully DH or myself will have a job by then so should be ok.