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Health and Disability Reform: Update

29 April 2024

Proposing MP
Mel Stride Con
Central Devon
Type
Written Ministerial Statement
Department
Department for Work and Pensions
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At a Glance

Issue Summary

The statement addresses the need to modernize the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) system to better meet the needs of disabled individuals and those with long-term health conditions.

Action Requested

My department has launched a public consultation on options to fundamentally change the PIP, seeking views on how to improve support for people with disabilities and long-term health conditions in a way that is fairer to taxpayers.

Key Facts

  • The government's Department for Work and Pensions has published a Command Paper launching the Modernising Support for Independent Living: The Health and Disability Green Paper.
  • Personal Independence Payment (PIP) was introduced in 2013 to provide non-means tested cash payments to disabled people and those with health conditions.
  • Costs related to mental health conditions have risen significantly, from an average of 2,200 new PIP awards a month for mixed anxiety and depressive disorders in 2019 to over 5,300 a month in 2023.
  • Over the next five years, PIP spending is expected to grow by 63%, from £21.6bn to £35.3bn (2023/24 to 2028/29).
  • The forecast spending on people of working age with a disability or health condition for 2024/25 is £69bn.
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