💷 Experts have raised concerns replacing the WCA with the PIP could see those who do not meet rigid disability definitions unfairly penalised
announced in this week’s budget will “fill many disabled people with dread”.
While he welcomed the abolishment of WCA, describing it as a process “fraught with anxiety”, the Budget’s emphasis on encouraging people back into work prompted concern.: “I think the changes will fill many disabled people with dread. They have little trust in the Government, whose record on supporting the disabled is not good.
Its assessment focus on whether an applicant’s condition is associated with higher living costs, potentially overlooking those who do not meet rigid definitions of disability, a worry voiced by Mr Langdon.
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