Context
The MP is concerned about proposed cuts to Personal Independence Payments (PIP), which are crucial for disabled people. He cites specific concerns in Bradford, where 41,000 disabled individuals rely on PIP.
Question
Many of the 41,000 disabled people in Bradford who rely on PIP to live with dignity and stability are rightly horrified by these proposed cuts. In particular, the four-point rule has the potential to devastate the lives of tens of thousands of people in Bradford overnight. Let us be clear: these plans would take away a vital lifeline from those with the greatest need living in the most deprived areas of Britain. I cannot support any cuts that worsen inequalities in places such as Bradford, so I say to the Minister in absolute sincerity: please listen to the growing calls in this place and out there to scrap these unfair cuts and instead do the right thing by taxing the super-rich so that they can pay their fair share.
Answer from The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Liz Kendall)
I hear very clearly what my hon. Friend says, but I also want to be clear to the House: if people can never work, we want to protect them; if people can work, we want to support them. The truth is that a disabled person who is in work is half as likely to be poor as one who is out of work. We want to improve people’s chances and choices by supporting those who can work to do so and by protecting those who cannot.
Not addressed: The Secretary of State did not address the specific ask to abandon proposed PIP cuts.
How: Focus On Support For Those Who Can Work, Protecting Those Who Cannot
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