Mon 22 Mar 2010
SNP condemn Labour’s plans to scrap Disability Living Allowance, and Attendance Allowance
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The SNP Campaign Conference in Aviemore has today (Saturday) condemned Labour plans to scrap Disability Living Allowance for the over 65s and Attendance Allowance across the UK – in order to fund a new care service for England.
Addressing delegates at the SNP’s spring conference, SNP Work and Pensions Spokesman John Mason MP warned that the UK Government’s proposal would impact on 145,000 eldery people in Scotland, push 58,000 vulnerable Scots into poverty and adversely affect carers looking after those in receipt of the allowance.
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