Mayor of London says Disability Living Allowance proposals could push a disadvantaged group into deeper poverty The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has placed himself at loggerheads with the government over benefit changes after he formally objected to controversial cuts to disability payments. Johnson's response to a consultation on changes to Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is critical of planned changes that will see hundreds of thousands of disabled people potentially lose benefits of up to £70 a week for care and mobility expenses. Johnson is concerned that the changes could lead to...
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