If pip does end up being means tested, what will happen is that anybody who receives it while living with a partner will have their partner's income taken into account when deciding eligibility. This means that people who may not have been receiving 1
Income -related good benefits, but do get PIP would be dragged into the trap I have highlighted as part of my #RightToLove campaign. Disabled people would be a risk of completely losing our autonomy just for being in a relationship. I'm trying to fix this, but the government 2
are rumoured to be determined to make our quality-of-life even worse than it already is. It feels like we're being treated as second-class citizens and it is absolutely unacceptable that this mindset persists in 21st-century Britain. 3 #DisabilityRights
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