Both Labour and the Conservatives have set out plans to reform both PIP and the benefits system
Following the announcement that the next general election will take place on 4 July, speculation is already rife about what will be in the manifesto.
The Government’s consultation document suggests it aims to extend the qualifying period for PIP to better understand the impact of long-term conditions and allow them to identify short-term illnesses from which someone can make a “full recovery”. The Government also sped up the process of moving people from older so-called legacy benefits onto Universal Credit.
Labour MP Alison McGovern, the shadow minister for employment, has acknowledged that the welfare system would need “big changes”, with measures such as replacing job centres with more bespoke and localised support for unemployed people.But Ms McGovern added that “every aspect of the support for disabled people” must “help people get into work”.
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