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In July the Government published a green paper that included a proposal to put attendance allowance into a pot of money that would be allocated to local authorities to fund support services. In an interview with Disability Now, the care services minister Phil Hope, while recognising the importance of DLA as a non-means-tested universal benefit, did not rule out the possibility of integration.
Neil Coyle, Director of Policy at the Disability Alliance, said his discussions with the Government indicated that there were no plans to abolish DLA. But he urged disabled people to write to their MP to explain how DLA gives them control and choices in meeting their own needs which might disappear if local authorities became responsible for administering how it was spent.
You can view the full article on the Disability Now website.
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