Impact of the 20-metre rule • Since its introduction one in three people with MS have had their 1 support downgraded. • 2% of people with MS gave up work altogether because they lost 2 out on the enhanced rate of mobility support. • Around 611 people with MS gave up work due to a loss of mobility 3 support between 2020 and 2022. • The rule has increased the cost to government of supporting people to live with MS due to additional costs to the NHS and a 4 rise in claims for other income support. 1 MS Society – PIP: A step too far, June 2018 2 MS Society – PIP: A step too far, June 2018 3 MS Society – PIP: A step too far, June 2018 4 MS Society – Cost of the 20m rule, April 2019
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