Personal Independence Payments Debate
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Nick Smith
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Personal Independence Payments
Nick Smith Excerpts(11 years, 10 months ago)
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Esther McVey
My hon. Friend is correct that that is a priority for us. However, I reiterate that this is a completely different system. PIP is a brand-new system and a brand-new benefit. It has new localised systems and it will be delivered locally. Therefore, it has been created in a much better format.
Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (Lab)
What is the Minister’s estimate of the number of people on carer’s allowance who will lose out after this statement?
Esther McVey
As it stands, the same number of people will be on carer’s allowance, although they might be different people. As at the moment, people will be assessed and reassessed, and some people will move from having carer’s allowance to not having it, but the overall number will stay roughly the same.