The welfare cap
Since 2014 the UK government has had a cap on welfare spending. Here we explain how the cap is set and assessed. We also look at how the cap has changed.
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Disability Living Allowance reform (296 KB , PDF)
The June 2010 Budget announced that a new “objective medical assessment” would be introduced for both new and existing working age DLA claims from 2013-14, saving over £1 billion a year by 2014-15 and reducing the DLA caseload by 20%. On 6 December the Government published a consultation paper, Disability Living Allowance reform, which sets out plans for an entirely new benefit – the “Personal Independence Payment” – to replace DLA, starting from 2013-14.
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Disability Living Allowance reform (296 KB , PDF)
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