The new system is supposed to help with 'modernising support for independent living'
Cash payments could soon be swapped for vouchers as part of plans to overhaul the current benefits system by the Department for Work and Pensions .
The new proposal could see those on Personal Independence Payments see significant changes to the way they receive financial support from the Government. A new Green Paper sets out the proposed changes the DWP says it believes are needed to the welfare support system for 2.6 million working age adult claimants in England and Wales.
The plans include making changes to eligibility criteria for PIP, redesigning the assessment process so that it is more linked to a person's condition and finding alternatives to regular monthly payments.
PIP was introduced in 2013 to provide non-means tested cash payments to disabled people and those with health conditions to help them live independent lives. PIP was designed to be a contribution to extra costs arising from their disability and be a more sustainable, dynamic benefit that would also pay greater attention to mental health than its predecessor, Disability Living Allowance .
The idea of PIP vouchers was proposed by the DWP in a 2017 Green Paper but never implemented. This was due to concerns from disability rights groups.
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