Source · Select Committees · Women and Equalities Committee
Recommendation 4
4
Accepted
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Establish Extra Costs Taskforce by summer 2024 to understand disabled people's daily expenses
Recommendation
Disabled people face additional costs in their daily lives. These costs are exacerbated by restrictions on their choice as consumers. We support the Government’s commitment in the National Disability Strategy to establish an Extra Costs Taskforce to better understand the extra costs faced by disabled people, including how this breaks down for different impairments. The Government originally planned to set up the taskforce by summer 2022. We recommend that the Government establish an Extra Costs Taskforce as a priority and by no later than summer 2024.
Government Response Summary
The government accepts the recommendation and states it will set up the Extra Costs Taskforce. The Disability Unit will bring together disabled people, regulators, and businesses to examine the additional costs faced by disabled individuals.
Paragraph Reference:
18
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
Our reply We will set up the Taskforce, the Disability Unit will bring together: ● disabled people ● regulators ● businesses. The Taskforce will look at the extra costs faced by disabled people.