Experts propose new benefit to replace PIP – here’s what it would look like
The PIP, which is claimed by 3.7 million people, is one of the benefits of main health or disability accessible in the UK. It is designed to help extra life costs for long -term physical or mental illness that affect daily tasks or walk around.
The benefit was at the center of Labour’s welfare deductions earlier this year, a violent criticism and a backbench rebellion, partially forced ministers to have mercy on plans.
‘Additional Cost Disabled Payment’ proposed by the Social Security Commission will provide a radical alternative to the existing system that has been criticized for a long time because they are long -term and inaccessible from campaignists. The allegations of report allegations, which will offer a “constructive, applicable alternative ve to the PIP, are overhauled by the existing“ deep ”system.
The government is reviewed by PIP, disability Minister Sir Sir Stephen Timms after the government’s turn to bring a segment to the health element of the universal loan since next year.
The government says the aim of this examination is not to save, but to ensure that the PIP is fair and sustainable. He details that the examination, which is expected to report in the autumn of 2026, will be done with disabled people and organizations representing them.
Similar to the existing rules, the Commission’s recommendations will see how PIP assessments will take into account how a person’s health affects their daily lives. However, it will also affect the additional costs of it to ensure that they are fully handled.
Another change would see that the assessment based on “stressful” points has been changed with a more special process, and evaluations had to understand the social barriers caused by disability.
Support and advocacy will also be provided throughout the process, consulting the applicant’s final decision. Children and people of the state retirement age become appropriate under changes.
The Commission added that Labour’s criticism of the Drive Reform Pip was not largely open to consultation, and that his proposal was prepared in consultation with 5,000 disabled people. This shows effective joint production instead of “lip service”.
Rosa Morris, the Social Security Project Worker Commission, said, “During our consultation earlier this year, we are incredibly proud of this proposal, which benefited from more than 5,000 people’s insight and contributions. It shows that the joint construction of social security policy is possible.
“The upcoming Timms Review and the wider government should listen to calls from disabled people and organizations and commit a real joint production.
“For the disabled, we hope that this proposal will offer something positive for a new hope and campaign after 15 years of brutal interruptions and decisive resistance.”
A DWP spokesman said: “Through TIMMS examination, we look at the PIP assessment as a whole to ensure that it is suitable and fair for the future, and most importantly, it is jointly producing by disabled people and representing them.
“More widespread, we reform our focus to work, skills and opportunities to work, skills and opportunities, and we make reforms in the welfare system by combating deviant incentives that encourage patient health. This will help to work and poverty as a part of our change plan.”
