Ahead of the Spring Statement on 26 March 2025, Boccia England today joined Sport and Physical Activity Sector Partners in signing an open letter to Liz Kendall MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
The 57 signatory organisations from across the sector come together to highlight the potential significant adverse impacts of the Government’s proposed changes to health and disability benefits and employment support – set out in Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support Green Paper – on disabled people and participation in sport, recreation and physical activity.
The changes risk creating even greater barriers for disabled people to access the physical and mental health benefits of an active lifestyle and undermining progress made by Sport England’s Uniting the Movement strategy in tackling inactivity and social isolation among disabled people.
As organisations – and a sector more broadly – we remain committed to working with the Government to discuss and help address the issues highlighted, and drive positive change
The full letter can be read here – Open Letter to Secretary of State for Work and Pensions