Concerns over benefit cuts and disabled peoples’ activity levels

A number of physical activity sector organisations have signed an open letter which outlines concerns over the impact the Labour government’s benefits reforms could have on disabled people and activity levels across the UK. Led by the Sport and Recreation Alliance, the organisations have come together to highlight the potential significant adverse impacts of the Government’s proposed changes to health and disability benefits and employment support – set out in Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support Green Paper – on disabled people and participation in sport, recreation and physical activity. According to the letter, the changes risk creating even greater barriers for disabled people to access the physical and mental health benefits of an active lifestyle.