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PIP will make it harder for many disabled people to work

7 Ebrill 2013

On Monday, people living in certain parts of northern England making new claims for disability support will receive Personal Independence Payment rather than Disability Living Allowance.

Gillian Guy, Chief Executive of Citizens Advice said:

“PIP will make it harder for disabled people to work and be independent. It means that many disabled people will no longer get help to get ready for work in the morning or to pay for taxi fares if they cannot drive or use public transport to get to work.

“This goes against all of the Government’s other objectives to get more disabled people into work. On the one hand, the Government is forcing disabled people through Work Capability Assessments to assess their ability to work and restricting the contribution based out of work benefits they receive to 12 months, while on the other the vital support that they need to meet the extra costs they face is being taken away.

“At Citizens Advice, we’re deeply concerned that disabled people should not be subjected to the same shambolic assessment and decision-making processes that we have seen all to often in ESA. PIP presents an opportunity to learn from these mistakes - Atos must get it right this time.”

Under PIP, 600,000 fewer disabled people will get the support they would have been entitled to under DLA. One reason for this is the new tests, which will require people to be able to walk just 20 metres before they're deemed fit.

Notes to editors

  1. Atos and Capita have been handed contracts to carry out the medical assessments for the new benefit.

  2. Last year, Citizens Advice Bureaux  saw almost 55,000 people who came to us for help with work capability assessments for ESA, and a further 89,700 who wanted help appealing against an ESA decision.

  3. The Citizens Advice service comprises a network of local bureaux, all of which are independent charities, and national charity Citizens Advice. Together we help people resolve their money, legal and other problems by providing information and advice and by influencing policymakers. For more information in England and Wales see www.citizensadvice.org.uk

  4. The advice provided by the Citizens Advice service is free, independent, confidential, and impartial, and available to everyone regardless of race, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion, age or nationality. For online advice and information see www.adviceguide.org.uk

  5. Citizens Advice Bureaux in England and Wales advised 2.1 million clients on 6.9 million problems from April 2011 to March 2012.

  6. Out of 22 national charities, the Citizens Advice service is ranked by the general public as being the most helpful, approachable, professional, informative, effective / cost effective, reputable and accountable (nfpSynergy’s Brand Attributes survey, May 2010).

  7. Most Citizens Advice service staff are trained volunteers, working at around 3,500 service outlets across England and Wales.