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Amaya_Ringo, "The DWP as an organisation has too much power, basically. There is no regulator. Most other bodies have regulators to ensure checks and balances, but the DWP deals with a huge number of vulnerable people and there is nobody to ensure they do it properly. Without a complete overhaul of the DWP, breaking it down and rebuilding it with these checks and balances, any policy that comes from that department is probably going to be unfit for purpose :/ Just the idea of giving such an organisation more responsibility or ability to monitor or intrude into people's lives is quite terrifying because who is there to ensure safeguarding targets are met?"

DWP intends to swallow HMRC fairly soon, I think. The ending of Contribution-Based benefits isn't getting much attention but this is massive for working-age citizens. It is truly terrifying.

Danny123 Online Community Member Posts: 20 Connected5:32PM

I thought the wca for lcwra is getting left the same until it's abolishment in 2028 .... Only then will the pip assessment take it over

As far as I know, reassessments resumed in 2021 but under 2016 rules which raised the threshold for LCWRA qualification by removing the LCW component.

Everyone is being moved onto the UC system one way or another. I don't think there was ever meant to be two near-identical 'health assessments'.