Martin Lewis‘Charity has warned LaborChange for Personal Freedom Payment (PIP), A significant advantage for individuals with long -term health conditions or disability will be “terrible effects”.
Under reform For the welfare system of the country, sir Cair Coward‘S Government Plan to update eligibility criteria for Stool And universal credit to save £ 5BN in a year by 2030, and to use more people.
But critics say that changes will have a disastrous effect on some people who will lose benefits.
Currently, about 3.7 million people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland receive pips, designed to help to face challenges due to long -term physical or mental health issues.
It is estimated that 800,000 will lose their allowance under a change in assessment.
Founder of Martin Lewis, Moneysavingexpert.comIs Reported worries in advance On the influence of changes on those who have no other income.
On Thursday, Institute of currency and mental health policyA charity established and presided over by Mr. Lewis warned of improvement in pip
Research The body showed a quarter of 227 people with a mental health status, expecting the pipe to lose the allowance. The study found that the loss of money would affect their ability to pay for consultation and medicine.
More than eight in the interview also said that losing PIP would mean that they would have to cut a lot on grocery expenses, while three-fourths said they used money to pay for the necessary domestic bills.
Helen, Chief Executive Officer of Money and Mantle Health Policy Institute, said: “This research makes the message clear to the government – its proposed changes in PIP will have a terrible effect on people with mental health problems, finance and working life.
“Getting PIP may be the difference between treatment, support and being able to bear the necessary things, or may face deteriorating mental health and financial difficulty. Some of the people who have been talked about, said that they will struggle to live day by day if they lose this payment and even its possibility has contributed to suicide.
“The government says that its welfare reforms will help more people to work. But you do not do that they can deprive them of a significant financial lifeline that helps them live well. Our analysis shows that these changes will actually result in many people with mental health problems, who have jobs or cutting their hours completely.
“We urge the government to dig these schemes. Balancing books should not come at the cost of creating grief and difficulty for some of the weakest people in the society.”
