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Not one of 115 organisations supported Tory proposal to replace PIP cash with vouchers, DWP reports show

By John Pring on 6th February 2025 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Not one of 115 organisations supported Tory proposal to replace PIP cash with vouchers, DWP reports show
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Not a single organisation that responded to a consultation by the last government was in favour of replacing a monthly cash payment for disability benefits with vouchers or one-off grants, civil servants have finally admitted. Documents obtained through a freedom of […]

DWP’s ‘brutal’ green paper suggests replacing PIP with vouchers or one-off grants

By John Pring on 2nd May 2024 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP’s ‘brutal’ green paper suggests replacing PIP with vouchers or one-off grants
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The government is considering making it harder to claim disability benefits and even replacing cash payments with vouchers or one-off grants, as part of its latest “brutal, ideological attack” on disabled people’s support. The plans could see the Department for Work […]

PIP claimants ask government: ‘Why should we have to fight to live?’

By John Pring on 2nd May 2024 Category: Benefits and Poverty

PIP claimants ask government: ‘Why should we have to fight to live?’
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Disabled people have described the crucial role that personal independence payment (PIP) plays in their lives, after the government announced proposals that could drastically cut support for many claimants if the Conservatives win the next general election. Under the plans for […]

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