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Work and Pensions Select Committee Inquiry Response
2 September 2011
The Disability Benefits Consortium is very concerned over Government plans to abolish DLA for disabled people 16-64 years of age and replace it with the 20% less well resourced Personal Independence Payment (PIP).
Many DBC members have previously highlighted the need to reform DLA but we do not believe there is a strong case to reduce DLA expenditure by 20%; nor has the Government justified the level of the cut. We believe that ‘reform’ is being used to cut expenditure and that the PIP assessment is undermined by being designed to reduce costs rather than reflect disabled people’s support needs or ensure independence.
We believe DWP has failed to demonstrate that the Government has fully considered the potential impact of such a significant reduction in support for disabled people and their families, despite increasing amounts of evidence of the risks involved. Failure to adequately assess the impact and mitigate the risks could see a judicial review of the DLA/PIP plans.
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