4 April 2011
Disabled people will continue to be able to rely on a non means tested cash benefit to as Living Allowance (DLA) is replaced with a new Personal Independence Payment.
The new benefit will continue to help disabled people live independent lives and will for the first time include regular reassessments to ensure that people are getting the right level of support when they need it most.
This follows one of the biggest ever consultations at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) with more than 5500 responses from disabled people and disability organisations.
Responding to the consultation today, Maria Miller, Minister for Disabled People said:
"Disabled people are at the heart of our welfare reform plans and severely disabled people who need extra help and support will always get it. That’s why we have spent the last few months working closely with disabled people and disability organisations about the changes to DLA.
"We’ve listened to what they have told us and we will be working with them to make sure that the new Personal Independence Payment does what it should.
"We have also said that we won’t remove the mobility component from care home residents in 2012 and instead we are reviewing the mobility component as part of our wider reforms of DLA."
The Personal Independence Payment can be claimed by disabled people whether they are in and out of work. It will also:
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