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UK disability benefit review finds Pip 'not fit for purpose', considers non-cash alternatives
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UK disability benefit review finds Pip 'not fit for purpose', considers non-cash alternatives
A major review of Personal Independence Payments in England and Wales has found the benefit "not fit for purpose" and is considering offering claimants alternative support instead of cash payments.
- Minister Sir Stephen Timms said the government would not move away from cash payments but is considering pointing claimants to NHS treatments or equipment instead.
- The interim report declared Pip "not fit for purpose," describing applications as "dehumanising" and a barrier to work.
- Timms said the final recommendations are due this autumn and will "lay the foundation for deep, sustainable reform."
- Review co-chair Sharon Brennan said the assessment process is "very blunt" and the review is considering how to change it.
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