Campaign update
Transport for All will continue to press for Disabled people’s freedom and independence
On 1 July, MPs began to listen. They heard the united voice of our Disabled community, with organisations from DPAC to DRUK leading our community’s response and challenging the Government’s proposed cuts to Personal Independence Payments (PIP).
Thanks to the strength and clarity of our collective voice, we witnessed dramatic scenes in Parliament last night and last-minute changes to the Government’s approach.
Our sustained pressure forced MPs to make key concessions. These changes will delay the most harmful proposals and could help reduce the scale of future cuts. It’s not a full victory - but it is proof of what we can achieve when we speak out together.
Why does PIP matter?
PIP helps cover the extra costs we face simply because we’re Disabled. It might mean we can take a taxi when the bus stop isn’t accessible. It might cover assistive tech to help us read a timetable. And it often acts as a gateway to schemes like Blue Badges and disabled travel passes.
PIP gives us freedom and independence. It helps us travel — to work, for school runs, to doctor’s appointments, or out with friends on a Saturday night.
Cutting this support cuts into our lives.
Where are we now?
The government has promised to review the proposals, rather than scrapping them. We cannot guarantee the outcome of this, and there are few details of how Disabled people will be meaningfully involved.
Stephen Timms MP is leading the review, and says it will be co-produced with Disabled people and Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs). We welcome that promise. But let us be clear: we will not co-produce cuts.
We will show the government how their proposals would harm Disabled people – and how the alternative could do the opposite. A just and equitable social security system could increase our freedom and independence.
Nothing is final. Until the amended Bill is confirmed and the Timms review concludes, we cannot be sure what the Government is offering. This is a moment for vigilance.
What happens next?
Transport for All will continue to work with groups and activists across the disabled community. We will continue to educate MPs and decision makers on the role that PIP plays in enabling us, as Disabled people, to live and travel with freedom and dignity. We’ll be holding the Government to account on their promise to work with Disabled people.
To our supporters:
We’re watching every step of this review. And we’ll be here to fight any attempt to repackage these cuts as reform.
Disabled people should never be punished for existing. We’ll never stop saying so.
Tell your MP 'vote NO to PIP cuts'
Transport for All is standing with disabled people, activists and DDPOs in advising MPs to vote no to PIP cuts in the Welfare Reform Bill on 1 July. The cuts threaten to destroy the safety net and freedom of thousands of future disabled people.
Transport and welfare are inextricably linked, cutting one damages the other.
Personal Independence Payments are our passport to freedom. Over a third of local authorities use PIP to determine whether we can access the Blue Badges and Bus Passes that allows us to travel, work, and be part of our communities.
We’re urging MPs to reject proposals for a two-tier system that supports today’s disabled people, but refuses people who become disabled tomorrow.
Read our full letter to MPs below, and send your own through Inclusion London's website.
Our letter to MPs
Dear MP
Vote NO to the Welfare Reform Bill – protect future Disabled people’s rights
I’m writing from Transport for All – the UK’s Disabled-led organisation fighting for transport justice – to urge you to vote NO to the Welfare Reform Bill on Tuesday 1st July (Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill).
This Bill risks destroying the safety net for future Disabled people. The Government’s recent ‘concessions’ risk locking newly Disabled people out of vital financial support, deepening inequality, and creating a two-tier welfare system that would harm generations to come.
A two-tier system is cruel – and will divide our community. We must not pit Disabled people against each other. The so-called concessions leave new claimants and those undergoing reassessment at risk. The DWP has confirmed that people currently on Disability Living Allowance who move to PIP will be subject to these new rules. Reassessments may result in people losing PIP.
PIP is a passport to freedom. It gives access to vital support like Blue Badges and Bus Passes – schemes that give Disabled people the ability to travel, work, and participate in public life. By our research, at least 34% of local authorities use PIP to determine access to transport concessions. Stripping PIP risks removing transport access from thousands. Transport and welfare are inextricably linked. You can’t cut one without damaging the other.
This Bill will push more Disabled people into poverty. Four million Disabled people are already living in poverty. Government figures show 150,000 working adults will be newly pushed into poverty under these reforms. New research from Scope shows the cost of disability will rise to £1,095 per month over the next five years. We need to be future-proofing the system, not dismantling it. PIP must be reformed with Disabled people – rather than cut behind closed doors.
We are united in our opposition. We’re proud to stand with organisations like Disabled People Against Cuts and Disability Rights UK. Our team is rallying in Westminster and we are calling for urgent action. Removing or restricting PIP will have a devastating domino effect – stripping Disabled people of our income, independence, and access to basic services.
Our call to action:
- Vote NO to the Welfare Reform Bill.
- Stand with Disabled people.
- Protect the future of social security.
Please listen to the voices of Disabled people in your constituency. A two-tier system is not equality. It’s cruelty.
Yours sincerely,
Transport for All
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