Millions of disabled Brits are going to be "supported" back into work in "biggest" welfare shake-up in a decade.
The Chancellor shared his "Back to Work" plan in the Spring Budget today announcing that the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) for benefits will be scrapped.
Instead, people will face an assessment that asks them what sort of work they think they could do.
The change will impact those claiming both Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment (PIP).
The Government said in the future the "only" health and disability assessment will be the PIP assessment.
Jeremy Hunt says the move allows more disabled people to try to work without fear of losing their benefits.
The Government has also launched a new system called "Universal Support" which will provide £4,000 worth of support funding for a disabled person each year to help them find work.
Jeremy Hunt said 50,000 disabled people a year will be supported with this new scheme.
The Chancellor has also allocated £400million in funding to increase the availability of mental health and musculoskeletal resources for workers.
Under the current system, disabled people are required to have a health assessment and if found to be incapable of work they can receive additional income support through the benefits system.
Alongside this, the Chancellor announced that he was to replace the Limited Capability for Work (LCW) and the Universal Credit Limited Capability for Work and Work Related Activity (LCWRA) groups.
This will be replaced with the new "Universal Credit Health Element"
If you are placed in the LCW workgroup the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) believes you to be able, with support, of preparing for work at some point in the future.
If you are placed in the LCWRA group you won't have to work or do anything to get ready for work as the DWP doesn't think you can work.
If you are placed in the LCWRA group you usually get an extra £354.28 each month.
The Government says the award rate will remain the same and no one will experience "financial loss" at the point when it it introduced.
The Government says it will "take time" to bring in these changes so will not be introduced soon.
The Budget paper says it aims to "take the primary legislation in a new Parliament" so it is not clear the timeframe for the Government's plan.
The Chancellor has described this move as being the "biggest reform to the welfare system in a decade".
For those without a health condition and claiming Universal Credit, sanctions will be applied more "rigorously" for those who do not meet strict work-search requirements.
This will also affect those who choose not to take up a reasonable job offer.
For those working low hours, the Administrative Earnings Threshold (AET) will rise from 15 hours to 18 hours at the National Living Wage.
