The proposals introduced by the Conservative government included replacing some PIP cash payments for vouchers.
More than 3.6 million people currently in receipt of Personal Independence Payment could find out whether proposed changes outlined in the ‘Modernising support for independent living: the health and disability green paper ’ will go ahead under the new Labour Government.
Similarly, when Employment Minister Alison McGovern was asked by fellow Labour MP Johanna Baxter about ensuring the process for “helping disabled people back into work is reformed, to ensure that it is genuinely one of support that allows people to fulfil their potential” she replied that “disabled people have the right to work like everybody else”.
Latest DWP News In another response to a question from Dame Meg Hillier about supporting vulnerable people into work, Minister for Social Security and Disabilities, Sir Stephen Timms, said: “We are committed to supporting vulnerable customers into work. At jobcentres, for example, we can identify the support needed and signpost people to courses or organisations to help them overcome barriers.
Shortly after it closed on July 22, Sir Stephen Timms said that the DWP would review the responses while “considering our own approach to social security in due course”. Alternatives to regular PIP 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.
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