The bottom line on the balance-sheet.

Cantilip

It seems clear at least that all Reeves and Starmer relate to is £££. Therefore it would seem to me that if Scope and other charities do have to challenge anything and particularly any changes to PIP, what they need is the sums. The sums do not seem to have been disclosed. Precisely what they're rattling on about either has not been disclosed or is never mentioned. My PIP is £290.60 per four weeks. That would mean what? That I'd get £290.60 worth of vouchers? How would that be a saving? Would everyone's PIP award have to be reassessed? What ridiculously large amount would that cost? As things stand, PIP payments are set it and forget it. Tell the computer to pay out every 4 weeks and that's that. As we know, there are many companies selling disability aids and equipment and of course there is Amazon. That is a monumental number of receipts to be processed. Many, many minions would be required to administer the proposed changes. Would they WFH or require expensive office space which would of course have to be heated, lit, furnished. In any case they'd need computers, stationery because not everyone is on-line, more HR staff. The salary of an administrative officer in the Civil Service is £24,000-odd + employer's costs and of course more senior staff more. 200 administrative officers is £5 million I suspect the change would be very hard to justify financially.

Rachel_Scope

Hi @Cantilip. You raise some good points against changing to vouchers. I wonder if they truly have considered the enormous amount of work required to implement vouchers. I hope that things will remain the same and that we get answers soon.