The House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee is coming to Glasgow next week as part of its inquiry into how health assessments for benefits delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) can be improved. In an event to be held at Strathclyde University on Monday, June 27 from 11am to 1pm, the Committee is urging people on Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Employment Support Allowance (ESA), Universal Credit, Disability Living Allowance (DLA), Attendance Allowance and Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit to share their experiences.
The Committee is focusing on how the DWP can improve the application and assessment processes for these benefits. it is also keen to hear from those who will be claiming the Scottish Government’s new Adult Disability Payment.
The new benefit will replace PIP for people in Scotland by the end of 2025, following a national rollout at the end of August this year. It opened to new claimants in Angus, North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire on June 20.
Details on eventbrite say that during the event participants will be asked to share their views and experiences on a number of topics including:
- The Scottish Government’s plans for replacing PIP with the Adult Disability Payment
- How the DWP could improve the quality of its assessments
- Lessons from the pandemic, including whether changes DWP made to the assessment processes then should continue
- How DWP could make applying for benefits more straightforward for claimants
A final list of questions will be sent to participants ahead of the session.
You can register for the event at Strathclyde University at eventbrite.co.uk here.
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