Welfare Reforms Could See End of Cash Benefits for Some Conditions

Published on April 30, 2024

The work and pensions minister has launched a consultation on reforming the UK’s disabilities support system, which could see an end of cash benefits for some conditions. On Monday, Mel Stride presented in the House of Commons a Green Paper outlining welfare reforms to personal independence payments (PIPs), the main disability benefit, which propose “moving away” from a fixed cash benefit system towards “tailored support.” The Green Paper says that “for some people with certain health conditions, it may be that treatment and other support are more effective at helping them live an independent life than cash transfers through the welfare system.”...

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