Voucher System

onlymeagain

IF, and I know it's a big if (hopefully) PIP is swapped to a voucher system, has there been any mention if they will change DLA to vouchers too? I haven't personally seen anything.
Our middle son is 25 but still on DLA. He would get more money on PIP, but I'm not swapping him if it could mean payment in vouchers.

Rosie_Scope

Hi @onlymeagain, there's no solid evidence to suggest that PIP will be turned into vouchers at the moment, it's still only a proposal. As the consultation on the reforms is still open for a couple of days yet, we won't hear about any results or potential changes for a little while longer. We're still not sure what the new government's plans will be for PIP, but we'll be keeping an eye out for any new information that comes through 😊

I haven't seen DLA being mentioned within these proposals and I believe this might be because it's now seen as a "legacy benefit". While I can't say for certain, it's unlikely the government would make changes to the legacy benefits at this stage as they will eventually be phased out and replaced with the newer benefits.

Ironside1990

To be honest, Rishi Sunak suggested the idea of vouchers out of desperation. It would cost too much to implement.

onlymeagain

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/890459#Comment_890459

I hope so.