Liz Kendall, the Secretary of Labor and Pensions, will today set plans for a “right to prove guarantees” that will ensure that people seeking to return to the workforce will not have their disability benefits automatically to do so.
Experts and charities complain that the current system discourages people to find work by threatening to remove their benefits as soon as they find work.
Kendall means that “the right to prove guarantees” will mean that when those who are in the benefit try to get a job this will not automatically be considered a relevant change in the circumstances that will cause a reassessment by the authorities.
The minister’s announcement comes to a controversial package of measures created to reduce government spending on health -related benefits.
Measures, which will be defined in a green letter of health and disability on Tuesday, are created to reduce the benefit bill of up to £ 5bn per year. Rachel Reeves, the Chancellor, said Friday that the government “should take a” control system “control system.
But the plan has already sparked deep concerns between some charities and many labor lawmakers who fear the impact on some of the most vulnerable people in society. Concerns for the package were raised at a meeting of the warm cabinet unusual on Tuesday by the old ministers.
Kendall is expected to lower the highest level of disability benefit. Those who are considered inappropriate for work are currently paid more than £ 800 per month – double the figure for job seekers.
At the same time it is expected to increase the basic level of support for people without work, known as universal loans.
Experts have long argued that the low level of unemployment benefits has led more people with basic health conditions to seek additional disability and disability benefits.
The National Institute of Economic and Social Research said last week that the “UC” had not covered the cost of essences for more than 14 years, except for a short period during the Covid Pandemics when the government gave it a temporary rise.
The most controversial element of reforms is expected to be changes in the eligibility criteria for a particular benefit called “personal independence” (PIPS) payments which are a particular type of disability benefits. Costs for PIP recipients have increased from more than one 1MN researcher to 3MN since 2019 and are projected to continue to grow.
Times reported Saturday that a million people face their shortened benefits under a PIP arrangement, which means that only with more severe disabilities will qualify. Payments will be denied to many people with mental health conditions and those who fight with washing, eating and clothing them. People who need a hearing aid are also expected to fall below the new threshold and may lose payments.
James Taylor from the scope of charity said: “Tightening the evaluation would be a catastrophic action and will result in hundreds of thousands of other people with disabilities entering poverty.”
One government official said: “Reforms will ensure that sick and disabled people are always protected, while also setting the benefits bill on a more sustainable basis in the long run to unlock growth as part of our plan for changes.”
