▁people , ▁who ▁already ▁face ▁the ▁financial ▁penalty ▁of ▁higher ▁living ▁costs . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁clear ▁evidence ▁that ▁cutting ▁disabled ▁people ’ s ▁benefits ▁supports ▁them ▁to ▁get ▁into ▁and ▁stay ▁in ▁work . ▁ ▁San ctions ▁are ▁likely ▁to ▁cause ▁unnecessary ▁stress , ▁pushing ▁the ▁very ▁people ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁a ims ▁to ▁support ▁into ▁work ▁further ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁jobs ▁market .” ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁roughly ▁ 4 , 6 0 0 ▁disabled ▁claim ants ▁had ▁their ▁benefits ▁incorrectly ▁stopped ▁because ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁attend ▁inter views ▁with ▁good ▁reason . ▁ ▁Dis ability ▁Living ▁Allow ance ▁has ▁been ▁replaced , ▁for ▁people ▁over ▁ 1 6 , ▁by ▁Personal ▁Independ ence ▁Pay ment . ▁ ▁Many ▁UK ▁disabled ▁people ▁cannot ▁afford ▁proper ▁food ▁or ▁cannot ▁afford ▁to ▁keep ▁their ▁homes ▁warm ▁due ▁to ▁benefit ▁cut s . ▁ ▁Research ▁by ▁Leonard ▁Ch esh ire ▁Dis ability ▁shows ▁struggling ▁families . ▁ ▁Also ▁ 2 7 % ▁of ▁working ▁age ▁disabled ▁adult s ▁have ▁less ▁than ▁£ 5 0 ▁sp ending ▁money ▁per ▁week ▁after ▁pay ing ▁income ▁tax , ▁council ▁tax ▁and ▁housing ▁costs . ▁▁ 5 4 % ▁of ▁those ▁without ▁social ▁care ▁or ▁with ▁in ade qu ate ▁care ▁feel ▁isolated ▁and ▁lon ely . ▁▁ 5 3 % ▁felt ▁lack ▁of ▁help ▁w ors ened ▁their ▁mental ▁health . ▁ ▁The ▁Equ ality ▁and ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Commission ▁reported ▁disabled ▁people ▁were ▁dis pro port ion ately ▁har med ▁by ▁tax ▁and ▁w elf