Thousands of terminally-ill people have begun receiving letters warning them their benefits could be cut in April, even though Parliament has yet to approve the changes.
The change will be retrospective, so people who have received the payments for 12 months or more when the rule comes into force will have their benefit cut immediately.
Earlier this week, delegates at the Liberal Democrat conference in Birmingham passed a motion calling on their MPs to oppose the "arbitrary" time limit and the plans are likely to face stiff opposition in the Lords.
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