New DWP changes announced in Budget could see support for 650,000 people on benefits cut back
The Resolution Foundation has warned that more than half a million people on benefits are likely to see their support cut back as a result of the UK Government’s welfare reforms. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced what he described as the “biggest change to our welfare system in a decade” during Wednesday’s Spring Budget, with the scrapping of the Work Capability Assessment to assess eligibility for sickness benefits.
He told MPs in the House of Commons that half the two million vacancies in the economy could be filled with people who want to work but are inactive due to sickness or disability. The think tank said someone who does not have a long-term illness, mental or physical health condition or disability, would not necessarily qualify for PIP or ADP, meaning that despite being too ill to work they could lose out.
“In future, this group, which includes people recovering from surgery, are likely to see support cut back.” The UK Government acknowledged that in the current benefits system some people who receive the UC health element as a result of being determined to have LCWRA do not get a PIP payment. “However, with up to 650,000 people at risk of receiving lower support in future, the Government is right to be proceeding slowly with this reform, which wouldn’t begin until at least 2026, and then take over three years to be fully implemented.
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