In line with my previous post, I’ve sent a short submission to the Green Paper. I’ve found it impossible to relate the issues around PIP to the questions asked in the consultation.
The central points in the submission are these:
- The primary aim of PIP is to raise persistently low income, not to meet extra costs.
- There have been other benefits designed to meet extra costs. PIP is not one of them.
- Personal Independence Payment does not and cannot duplicate the work of the social care services.
I have argued that the Green Paper should be withdrawn and reconsidered. I’m fully aware that, given the way consultation responses are processed, this response will disappear into the ether and the points it makes will probably not even be acknowledged. I felt regardless that this had to be said.
A copy of the submission is available here.