House of Commons - Government support towards the additional living costs of working-age disabled people - Work and Pensions Committee

Work and Pensions Committee - Seventh Report
Government support towards the additional living costs of working-age disabled people

Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 8 February 2012.

Contents

Terms of Reference

The Government's proposals

Structure of this report

2 Policy objectives

DLA policy objectives

The role of face-to-face assessments in the current claim process

The Required Period Condition and length of DLA awards

PIP policy objectives

Addressing misunderstandings and complexity of DLA

Lack of a rigorous system of award reviews

Misperceptions of DLA as an out-of-work benefit

Addressing rising caseload and expenditure

3 Consultation, communications and media coverage

Media reporting on disability benefits

Proposed new UK Disability Strategy

DWP consultation and communications strategy

4 Assessment of the impacts of the introduction of PIP

DLA mobility component for residents of publicly funded care homes

Potential knock-on impacts on NHS and local authorities' care budgets

Passported benefits

Cumulative impacts of DLA and IB reform

Structural change from three rates of DLA care to two of PIP daily living

Breakdown of forecasted DLA case by rate combination

Breakdown of eligible PIP caseload by Daily Living and Mobility component combination

Extending the Required Period Condition

5 The draft PIP eligibility criteria

The first draft

Trial assessments

Criticisms by disability organisations

Focussing on those with "greatest needs"

Approach to fluctuating conditions

Taking account of aids and appliances

The second draft

Plans for further development

6 Implementation of PIP

Similarities with the WCA

Claimant experience in the trial

Ending automatic entitlement

Do most individuals need a face-to-face assessment?

Potential impact on the Tribunals Service

Implementation plans

Interaction with other assessments

The Motability Scheme

Children and young adults

List of Recommendations

List of printed written evidence

List of additional written evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

Oral and Written Evidence

19 October 2011

23 November 2011

12 December 2011

Written evidence

Unprinted written evidence

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Prepared 19 February 2012