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HANSARDDisabled People: Benefits System SupportWhat I am certainly very willing to do is to provide further detail to the shadow Minister, separate from this afternoon’s proceedings. I am absolutely clear that the severe…24 Apr 2023HANSARDDisabled People: Benefits System SupportOur recent White Paper sets out our ambitions to create a better experience for disabled people when applying for, and receiving, health and disability benefits. Our proposals…24 Apr 2023HANSARDPersonal Independence Payments: Application ProcessThe health transformation programme is modernising the entire personal independence payments service, including the application process, to improve the claimant experience and…24 Apr 2023HANSARDDisabled People: Benefits System SupportI am always grateful for the opportunity to hear from the Chairman of the Work and Pensions Committee. It is important to recognise that both the Minister for Employment, my hon.…24 Apr 2023HANSARDDisabled People: Benefits System SupportI really appreciate my right hon. Friend highlighting the concerns raised with her by her constituent. I know she supports the fundamental change we are determined to bring about,…24 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am always very happy to meet colleagues from across the House to discuss such issues, and this circumstance is no different.24 Apr 2023HANSARDPersonal Independence Payments: Application ProcessNo. What this Government are doing is making sure that we support people into work. We are removing the structural impediment to getting into the workplace. We believe that…24 Apr 2023HANSARDPersonal Independence Payments: People with DisabilitiesWhen we are able, we will set out more detail of the relevant conditions and the approach we will take in delivering on this commitment. I raised the issue in my conversations…24 Apr 2023HANSARDPersonal Independence Payments: Application ProcessI certainly think that journey times are an important factor. We want to provide certainty as quickly as possible in relation to people’s claims. Waiting times for PIP claims have…24 Apr 2023HANSARDPersonal Independence Payments: Application ProcessMay I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on his marathon time yesterday? He put in an impressive effort. I know the training, commitment and dedication that go into running a…24 Apr 2023HANSARDDisabled Jobseekers: Support at JobcentresDisability employment advisers have expertise on how to help disabled jobseekers into work and build work coach skills to help these claimants. That is in addition to broader…24 Apr 2023HANSARDCarers: Health and Disability White PaperUnpaid carers can play a vital role in supporting disabled people to live active lives, including through working when they are able to do so. The White Paper sets out how we will…24 Apr 2023HANSARDPersonal Independence Payments: Application ProcessIt is fair to say that the Department offers support according to ability and according to need. For the very vulnerable and in exceptional cases, we are able to refer claimants…24 Apr 2023HANSARDDisabled Jobseekers: Support at JobcentresI categorically reject the initial point made in the hon. Lady’s question. The fact is that this Government set a target of getting 1 million more disabled people into work and we…24 Apr 2023HANSARDDisabled Jobseekers: Support at JobcentresIt is really welcome that the whole of Government are focused on what more we can do to support disabled people and people with health conditions into work, if that is appropriate…24 Apr 2023HANSARDDisabled Jobseekers: Support at JobcentresContinual quality assurance processes are in place that monitor and keep tabs on the quality of the decisions made by any of the assessment providers that work with the…24 Apr 2023HANSARDCarers: Health and Disability White PaperMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The insight and experience of carers and their feedback were invaluable through the Green Paper process in helping us to come up with our final…24 Apr 2023HANSARDPersonal Independence Payments: People with DisabilitiesAgain, I refer to my earlier remarks on the steps we are taking to improve PIP journey times as far as possible. I am keen for the hon. Lady to share the details with me so that I…24 Apr 2023HANSARDPersonal Independence Payments: People with DisabilitiesNo assessment has been made of the adequacy of PIP for people with disabilities. PIP is intended to provide a contribution towards paying for the additional costs faced by…24 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am hugely appreciative of my hon. Friend, who is a passionate advocate of Disability Confident. I would hope that local authorities would want to engage with the scheme and set…24 Apr 2023