Don't cut vital support for disabled people in Skipton and Ripon

George Osborne has announced plans to take £70 a week away from thousands of people with disabilities, by cutting Personal Independence Payments (PIP). For many of us, this will mean losing the crucial support which enables us to get out of the house.

Many people in our area would be hit hard by this cut. This petition calls on our local MP to do all they can to stop this cruel and unfair plan.

I am personally in receipt of DLA, not PIP, and it transformed this family's life when I was awarded middle rate care and higher rate mobility. My Wife was recently awarded PIP but the process was a nightmare in comparison. It almost broke this family apart and its effects are still echoing to this day. The entire current system is set up to say NO and should be demolished completely and rebuilt from the ground up with those who are suffering in control.

Please, show your support for local people with disabilities and help stop the cuts to PIP.