바카라 사이트 to listen, learn and deliver as consultation on transformational welfare reforms begins
Welfare reforms must be shaped by and for disabled people, the Minister for Social Security and Disability Sir Stephen Timms said聽today [Monday 07 April],聽as the official consultation on the government바카라 사이트檚 proposals begins.
- Publication of all accessible versions set to trigger the start of official consultation into welfare reforms announced by Work and Pensions Secretary.
- Disabled people and those with health conditions are encouraged to have their say so their views are at the heart of the new system.
- Reforms will fix the broken welfare system by giving people genuine support to unlock work and boost living standards as part of the government바카라 사이트檚 Plan for Change.
Welfare reforms must be shaped by and for disabled people, the Minister for Social Security and Disability Sir Stephen Timms said聽today [Monday 07 April],聽as the official consultation on the 바카라 사이트바카라 사이트檚 proposals begins.
It comes as the government commits to the establishment of 바카라 사이트榗ollaboration committees바카라 사이트� to further develop the reforms, bringing together groups of people for specific work areas to provide discussion, challenge, and make recommendations.聽
Announced on Tuesday 18 March, the proposed reforms will ensure that sick and disabled people have the same opportunities to work as anyone else, and will unlock work, boost living standards, and help grow the economy as part of the government바카라 사이트檚 Plan for Change.
They will also seek to overhaul the broken benefits system so it supports those who need it, while helping those who can work into jobs and delivering fairness to the taxpayer.聽
The Minister for Social Security and Disability is urging those likely to be affected by the changes 바카라 사이트� either individually or through disability charities and organisations 바카라 사이트� to have their say through the consultation, ensuring their views help shape the proposed changes.
Minister for Social Security and Disability Sir Stephen Timms said:
We inherited a broken welfare system, which incentivises ill-health, locks people out of work and isn바카라 사이트檛 fit for a future in which so many of us will face long-term health conditions.
We want a system that genuinely works for disabled people and those with health conditions, as well as the country and the economy, and we want to hear their views and voices at the heart of the new system.聽
I encourage people to engage so they can have their say as we listen, learn and deliver support which will help millions into work, put welfare spending on a more sustainable path, and unlock growth as part of our Plan for Change.
The 12-week consultation on reforms to health and disability support officially launches today with publication of all accessible versions of the Pathways to Work Green Paper.聽
The proposed reforms aim to support people into work, protect people who can never work and put the welfare system on a sustainable footing so that it can continue to support those in need now and into the future.聽One in three of us faces a long-term health condition, so we all need a system that can support us to stay in work or get back into work.
The measures are the latest step in the government바카라 사이트檚 drive to build a modern welfare system that helps people get jobs rather than creating unnecessary barriers, with ministers바카라 사이트� proposed plans set to:
- Provide more tailored employment support for those who can work, breaking down barriers to opportunity.
- Simplify the system and reduce unnecessary assessments, cutting bureaucracy and making it easier to navigate.
- Improve the way financial support is assessed and delivered, ensuring it reaches those who need it most and that people using the system have a better experience and are treated with dignity and respect.
- Build a more flexible approach that recognises the diverse needs of disabled people and those with long-term health conditions.
Without changes, it is forecast that the system could cost as much as 拢70 billion a year by the end of the decade and risk not being there for people when they need it in future.
Issues open for consultation include:
- Supporting people to thrive with the new support offer.
- Supporting employers and making work more accessible.
- Reforming the structure of the health and disability benefits system.
These are part of the wider reforms that also include reintroducing reassessments for people on incapacity benefits who have the capability to work to ensure they have the right support and aren바카라 사이트檛 indefinitely written off, targeting Personal Independence Payments for those with higher needs, and rebalancing payment levels in Universal Credit.
Additional Information:
- For more information and to have your say, please see the聽Pathways to Work - 바카라 사이트聽consultation page.聽 The consultation closes on Monday 30 June 2025.
- The 바카라 사이트 announced the biggest shake up to welfare for a generation:聽Biggest shake up to welfare system in a generation to get Britain working - 바카라 사이트
- Please see the Health and Disability Green Paper:聽Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper - 바카라 사이트
- DWP intend to run a number of accessible virtual and face-to-face events on the Green Paper to hear from stakeholders, including disabled people and their representative organisations, directly. More information on these events and registration is advertised on the consultation pages on聽바카라 사이트.聽
- We are committing to the establishment of 바카라 사이트榗ollaboration committees바카라 사이트� to further develop our reforms. This means we will bring together groups of people for specific work areas who will meet to collaborate with civil servants and provide discussion, challenge, and recommendations. Each group will have a different mix of people including both those with lived experience of the policy area and other experts.