Turning Point statement regarding Government’s decision to keep mobility component of DLA
Turning Point’s Director of Learning Disability Services, Adam Penwarden said;
“We are reassured by the fact the Government has listened to those who need support the most and has decided not to remove the mobility component of the Disability Living Allowance.
“This benefit is integral to the lives of some of the most vulnerable members of our society, allowing them to access and be part of their local community. The removal of this vital resource would have rendered many of them housebound, robbing them of the chance they would otherwise have to lead fulfilled and independent lives.”
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Notes to editors:
• For more information please contact: Sarah Creighton, Media and Communications Officer on 020 7481 7632.
• Turning Point is a social enterprise providing health and social care services for people with complex needs, including those affected by drug and alcohol misuse, mental health problems or those with a learning disability. For more information, please visit www.turning-point.co.uk
• For 20 years, Turning Point has been designing and operating services for people with a learning disability, complex needs, physical disabilities and dual diagnosis. Turning Point’s learning disability services put the people they support in control, empowering them to make their own decisions and choices towards more independent living.
• The ‘Don’t Limit Mobility’ report provided extensive evidence in support of the assertion that the original decision to potentially scrap mobility component was based on incorrect assumptions about an “overlap of public funds”.