The new Labour Government has hit the ground running with Cabinet Ministers already in place promising to deliver for the people of Great Britain.
Ten charities have already written to the new Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Liz Kendall MP, urging her to scrap previously proposed Conservative plans to reform the welfare system, including changes to Personal Independence Payment (PIP).
One of the major concerns of the Tory reforms was the removal of cash PIP payments for some people claiming for certain conditions.
Proposed alternatives in the ‘Modernising support for independent living: the health and disability Green Paper’, outline a move away from a fixed monthly cash payment system, which includes vouchers, a receipts system, one-off grants and making purchases for products or services through a catalogue scheme.
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