PIP cash to voucher

[wemakeyousoundb]

Just heard about this plan to change PIP from cash into the bank into vouchers instead?
consultation currently going on here
not personally impacted but was just asked about it.

 

[Silas Loom]

There’s a lot of perturbing stuff in the green paper, but Labour may take a completely different tack. I do worry that they will means-test PIP, though.

 

[MickiQ]

There's a consultation going on at the moment which I believe isn't that far from completion, however once it's done that's it. Any new Labour Government that decided to accept the report would have to pass legislation through Parliament to implement any suggestions it might make, they can't just go ahead and do it. On the other hand they can just chuck it in the bin and forget about it which they may or may not do. Even if they do decide to implement it not likely to be their top priority I would imagine.

 

[Silas Loom]

There's a consultation going on at the moment which I believe isn't that far from completion, however once it's done that's it. Any new Labour Government that decided to accept the report would have to pass legislation through Parliament to implement any suggestions it might make, they can't just go ahead and do it. On the other hand they can just chuck it in the bin and forget about it which they may or may not do. Even if they do decide to implement it not likely to be their top priority I would imagine.

They’ve made some noises about disability benefits and the importance of helping people back to work. I think it’s on the priority list.

 

[MickiQ]

They’ve made some noises about disability benefits and the importance of helping people back to work. I think it’s on the priority list.

The 'force' sorry 'help' them back to work maybe, quite possibly some tightening of the criteria but swapping cash for voucher I doubt myself, we'll just have to see really but I would lay a bet on this particular bit of Tory nastiness ending up in the same bin as the Rwanda Scheme.

 

[scifisam]

They're still asking for responses to the bill until Jul 22nd. I don't know if it'll make any difference, but do think it's better to try than not.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/662b7d705b89e6a356bf931a/easy-read-modernising-support-for-independent-living-health-and-disability-green-paper-accessible.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwin696xxp-HAxV-TkEAHdV-BC4QFnoECBQQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3Dpjg4zs0Wb1p6HdkbjxN_

It's also illuminating as to what the Tories were planning, which is more or less abolishing PIP. They also wanted to shunt more stuff onto local authorities and the NHS.

There's one question that asks "if we align the support offered by PIP into existing local authority and NHS services, how could this improve things for disabled people and people with health conditions?"

I answered, in a longer form, that it would not help them.

For some questions they asked for "evidence," which is a bizarre thing to ask in an online form about your opinions.