--- In britishdisabledalliance@..., "macpic91" <macpic91@...>
wrote:Isuggest it's not a time for complacencyif the government
changesdisability,incapacity,child benefit and winter-fuel payments will be
underthreat as the tories look to undo anything positive the government has
doneas they placatethe mail/express/murdoch readership byattacking benefit
claimants without distinguishing betweenbogus ang genuine claimants
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/oct/22/social-care-nhs-disability-allowan\
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> But AA is still under threat:-
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> "And the future of attendance allowance (AA), which is not means-tested and is
paid to 1.6 million people aged 65 and over at a cost of around £4.4bn, remains
uncertain.
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> "We are looking at how we can make this benefit more progressive, so that the
money works harder for those in greatest need," Burnham will tell delegates at
the national children and adult services conference in Harrogate.
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> "The important principle is that nobody who is receiving disability benefits
will lose out from the reforms.
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> "As we live longer and as the NHS helps us live longer, we have to look at
different ways the NHS can help older people."
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> More than 18,000 people, supported by a coalition of disability charities,
have signed a petition on the Downing Street website calling for DLA and AA to
be protected."
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