"Independence and Choice for Disabled People"
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Personal Independence Payment – Assessment Criteria Consultation We have submitted our response to the Government about the assessment criteria for the new benefit, due to replace Disability Living Allowance from April 2013. We would like to thank all the people who gave their very valuable feedback and thoughts that have gone in to this response. Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Assessment Consultation
In 2010 the Government told us they wanted to change Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and replace it with the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for everyone aged 16-64. A big part of the change is to cut back on the growing amount they were spending on DLA.
Richmond AID is carrying out a consultation with NHS Richmond which is about looking for peoples’ thoughts on ‘self care’ – about managing your long-term health condition. The aim of the consultation is to find out what information and resources are needed for people to manage their health condition better.
We are running a ‘Winter Wellbeing’ campaign throughout winter to help Richmond residents prepare for the winter. This is part of a larger plan set out by the government called the Cold Weather Plan for England. We are working with NHS Richmond and Age UK Richmond to deliver the campaign locally. Time to Shine!Celebrating the achievement of disabled people of all ages, who deserve recognition for their achievements and contributions in the community. The awards were presented on the International day of Disabled People on Saturday 3rd December 2011 at Orleans House Gallery in Twickenham. Awards were in the following seven categories: Here’s an update from Disability Alliance (see www.disabilityalliance.org for more on their campaigning and policy info): ‘The Government plans to abolish DLA for working age disabled people (16-64 years of age) continue apace. The Welfare Reform Bill has now completed Commons stages.’
Update: The Government are now consulting on the assessment process for the new Personal Independence Payment, and Richmond AID have finished our response to feed into the Assessment Criteria testing process. The document below gives our comments and concerns about the proposed criteria, and there is more work ongoing to further influence this. We’ll keep you updated.
The proposed changes to the application process include introducing ‘virtual’ assessments, outsourced to independent assessors – and this outsourcing may be part of a larger tender including assessments for the Taxicard scheme. Another change will be more extensive questions in the application.
The Cabinet of the local Council in Richmond upon Thames are meeting on Tuesday the 10th of May, and one of the items on the agenda for the Cabinet to make a decision on is the proposed changes to the Taxicard Scheme. Links to the agenda report, and meeting details, are below. |
Disability Advice & Information: Tel: 020 8831 6080 Email: info@richmondaid.org.uk Click here for further contact information ... 
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Patrons: Sir Trevor McDonald, Sir Donald Gosling, Dr Vincent Cable MP, Mat Fraser, Zac Goldsmith MP |
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