A consultation proposing changes to PIP, Universal Credit and other benefits closes next week.
The new Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Liz Kendal MP, has not yet responded to calls from leading anti-poverty, health and disability charities, including the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Mind and Disability Rights UK, to drop previously proposed Tory reform plans for Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment .
Other proposals include amending eligibility for PIP, reviewing the assessment process and passing PIP costs on to the NHS and local authorities. PIP is now providing up to £737.20 every four-week payment period to more than 3.5 million adults in Scotland, England and Wales. Top Money Stories Today Alternatives to regular cash payments The Green Paper explains if DWP were to consider other ways of supporting people with disabilities and long-term health conditions - apart from providing regular cash payments - it could continue to contribute to people’s extra costs through alternative models.
The ten organisations are also calling for any future changes to PIP, to be done with disabled people at the centre - similar to the Scottish Government's approach to Adult and Child Disability Payment and the new Pension Age Disability Payment due to launch in October.
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