
Many people use their PIP to help pay for adult social care support and charges from their local authorities and to enable them to work part-time.
We welcome the £1bn investment in employment support but this must be designed alongside people with lived experience and recognise that work isn’t an option for everyone. Those who cannot work should not be left without the financial support they need from the government.
There is nothing in this statement for providers of social care like Dimensions which face a steep increase in staff costs as a result of higher employer national insurance contributions and the national living wage.
The Spring Statement acknowledges that changes to PIP and the health element of Universal Credit will leave 250,000 people worse off. This can’t be justified
Dimensions CEO, Rachael Dodgson
We have created an easy read guide to the spring statement from Chancellor Rachel Reeves. If you are worried about what it says you can contact an organisation like Citizens Advice Bureau for help with your money.
You can also write to your MP to tell them what you think.