Effect of the covid-19 outbreak on disabled people

Early day motion 1425, tabled 1 February 2021 by Hywel Williams (Plaid Cymru). Signed by 12 members.

That this House recognises that the covid-19 outbreak has had a disproportionate and significant impact on the lives of many disabled people and their families; further recognises that research conducted by the disability charity Scope found that over eight in 10 disabled people are worried about the effect that the outbreak is having on their life; notes that disabled employees are falling out of work at a faster rate than non-disabled people; is concerned that the additional costs that disabled people already faced have been exacerbated during the crisis; calls on the Government to permanently retain the £20 uplift to universal credit and extend it to legacy benefits; and further calls on the Government to reinstate the temporary changes that they made to the welfare system at the beginning of the outbreak in order to ensure financial protection for disabled people, including a pause on sanctions, a suspension of benefit reassessments and a suspension of benefit recovery.

Signatures by party: Plaid Cymru 3, Labour 2, Scottish National Party 2, DUP 1, Green 1, Independent 1, Labour/Co-operative 1, Liberal Democrat 1.