▁ ▁Dis abled ▁people ▁disput ing ▁benefit ▁claims ▁are ▁usually ▁denied ▁legal ▁aid ▁forcing ▁them ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁complex ▁and ▁dist ress ing ▁cases ▁without ▁help . ▁ ▁The ▁numbers ▁disput ing ▁when ▁benefits ▁are ▁denied ▁have ▁fallen ▁dr ast ically ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁fe ared ▁the ▁most ▁vulner able ▁are ▁losing ▁out . ▁ ▁The ▁treatment ▁of ▁disabled ▁people ▁was ▁an ▁issue ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁general ▁election . ▁The ▁Green ▁Party ▁and ▁Labour ▁Party ▁both ▁produced ▁separate ▁dis ability ▁manifest os . ▁ ▁The ▁Green ▁Party ▁document ▁was ▁launched ▁by ▁their ▁candidate ▁in ▁Put ney , ▁Ben ▁F let cher , ▁who ▁is ▁de af bl ind . ▁ ▁Dis ability ▁benefits ▁▁ ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁financial ▁and ▁care ▁support ▁services , ▁commonly ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁dis ability ▁benefits ▁are ▁available . ▁▁ ▁In cap acity ▁Ben ef it ▁and ▁In come ▁Support ▁have ▁been ▁replaced ▁first ly ▁by ▁Emp loyment ▁Support ▁Allow ance ▁and ▁subsequently ▁by ▁Universal ▁Cred it ▁which ▁are ▁seen ▁as ▁less ▁gener ous ▁and ▁more ▁co er ci ve . ▁Social ▁security ▁benefit ▁claim ants ▁with ▁dis abilities ▁are ▁ 5 3 % ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁have ▁their ▁benefits ▁san ction ed ▁than ▁claim ant ▁without ▁dis abilities . ▁ ▁Dis abled ▁people ▁comp lain ▁about ▁job ▁centre ▁staff ▁not ▁understanding ▁their ▁dis ability . ▁ ▁Mark ▁At kin son ▁of ▁dis ability ▁char ity ▁S cope ▁said , ▁“ P un itive ▁san ctions ▁can ▁be ▁extremely ▁harm ful ▁to ▁disabled