We Might Regret This: Disability & Benefits

0:00A March 15th, Kyla Harris stars in and co-created the BBC comedy drama We Might Regret This. She's been with her partner for eight years, but says they won't live together because it could cut her means-tested funding for daily support. This show follows her character Freya, an artist with tetraplegia, along with her boyfriend and best friend, as they deal with love and lives. Challenges. This funding snack hits many on benefits, like Universal Credit, where moving in with someone treats you as one household and combines incomes. Local care funding can change, too, depending on the area. For disabled people, the extra monthly costs add up fast. A report from Scope says, disabled households need about 1,095 pounds more each month, just to match non-disabled living standards. Disability rights, UK calls it cruel, that folks can't live with loved ones over benefit fears. The government points to non-means-tested options like personal independence payment to help millions. Harris hopes the series sparks talk on these hidden issues, while mixing in humor from

1:03tough spots. It also pokes fun at agents turning a disabled character's wedding into cringy social media stunts for clicks. Catch We Might Regret This on BBC Two. Wednesdays at 10pm, or streaming now on iPlayer, to see how it blends laughs with real talk on disability life.