Benefit cuts for disabled people in hospital called unfair Thousands of disabled people have had their benefits paused during extended hospital stays under a rule charities say penalises the most vulnerable.
It comes after a court case was withdrawn which had been set to challenge the lawfulness of the so-called hospitalisation rule.
One affected family lost more than £5,000 in benefit payments while their disabled son was in hospital. BBC News
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