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Disability Benefits Consortium

Our purpose

The Disability Benefits Consortium (DBC) is a national coalition of over 50 different charities and other organisations committed to working towards a fair benefits system. Using our combined knowledge, experience and direct contact with disabled individuals and carers, we seek to ensure Government policy reflects and meets the needs of all disabled people.

 Our objectives

The Disability Benefits Consortium is committed to achieving a benefits system that:

• Upholds the human rights of disabled people;
• Is informed by the needs and experiences of all disabled people;
• Is fair in its design and administration;
• Is transparent and accountable;
• Fully meets the diverse needs of each disabled person;
• Supports disabled people to meet the extra costs associated with disability;
• Reflects the barriers faced by those disabled people seeking to access work;
• Contributes towards tackling disability poverty and inequality, and interacts with other government measures to achieve this;
• Tackles stigma surrounding disability benefits and the people that claim them; and
• Is widely understood and easy to access.