The move would see up to 300,000 people removed from the PIP review process each year.
A former minister has explained to MPs how amending the rules around Personal Independence Payment assessments for those with lifelong conditions could lift up to 300,000 people out of the award review cycle each year, potentially speeding up the process for other claimants and ensuring that those with severe conditions are not subject to unnecessary reviews.
He continued: “At the moment, PIP does not look at individual conditions - it is about the menu of health conditions that have an impact on someone’s daily life - but I think that, in some cases, we can do so. We have shown that with the changes to the special rules for the terminally ill, which will look at health conditions.”
“From the moment they have been diagnosed, we should be able to say, ‘We expect their condition to go like this,’ and then provide an automatic level of support. They would start at the lower level immediately after diagnosis and, as their condition, sadly, deteriorated, they would automatically move on to the highest level.
He continued: “They are the ones who decide which health conditions qualify for industrial injuries benefits. We could apply the same principle and, as medical care and scientific knowledge evolved, they could update the guidance.
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