Bessie J

The reality behind the welfare reforms - the key points below:

1. PIP payments are going up, but they will be means-tested

2. People with severe conditions will NOT be subjected to re-assessments.

3. The Work Capability Assessment is to be scrapped in 2028 - it will be replaced with a new “Right To Try Work’ - with no risk of losing benefits

4. Universal credit payments to be frozen

5. Under 22 year olds can no longer claim the incapacity benefit top up to universal credit

Britain currently has 1 in 8 young people not currently in work, education or training and 2.8 million people economically inactive due to long term sickness – one of the highest rates in the G7.

The UK government has to address this problem.

On top of that, the number of young people (16-24) receiving PIP payments per month has gone through the roof since COVID, from 2,967 to 7,857 a month.

Over the next 5 years, if no action is taken, the number of working age people claiming PIP is expected to increase from 2 million in 2021 to 4.3 million, costing £34.1 billion annually.

Tough choices need to be made in government sometimes, especially when public finances are still fragile.

Something to think about🤔🤔🇬🇧🇬🇧🇪🇺🇪🇺

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