Hardest Hit coalition lobbies with giant card

The Hardest Hit coalition, including the Royal National Institute of Blind People, is sending a giant Xmas card, with the aim of 10,000 plus signatures, to the government.

This action is to coincide with the Welfare Reform Bill reaching report stage in the House of Lords and forms part of the group's lobbying activities. It is seeking key amendments including challenging the time-limiting of Employment and Support Allowance and making the provisions around Personal Independence Payment fairer.

'This is of the utmost importance. Unless the Bill is amended, there is a real danger that blind and partially sighted people will lose vital financial support - in many cases this will be around £30 a week. In some cases this will be over £90 a week,' said the campaign.