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Originally Posted by Taggy
Ive had a good long at the Green paper now to ascertain as to if the Government are seriously considering getting rid of some Disability Benefits and heres some of the terminology being used.
Page 15 "Integrating some elements of Disability Benefits, for example Attendance Allowance to create a new offer for individuals with care and support needs."
" We want to ensure that people receiving any of the relevent benefits at the time of reform would continue to receive an equivalent level of support and protection."
Page 40 "If we do not reform the system, in 20 years time the cost of disability benefits could increase by almost 50 per cent."
Page 41 "Funding for disability benefits will also come under increasing pressure."
Page 103 (Talking about a 2006 review by "The Kings Fund") ..."The review recommended that if the social care system were able to mostly meet the care needs of people who may currently only be supported through the disability benefits system, there would be less need for some of these benefits, and there might be the case for integrating some disability benefits such as Attendance allowance into the care and support system."
This tends to support the thoughts that the idea of abolishing some of the disability benefits is indeed very much on the Governments agenda. Also notice that although Attendance Allowance is the only one specifically mentioned, the broad term Disability Benefits gets several mentions, and quotes mentioning AA usually incorporate the phrase "benefits such as AA," which leads one to assume that all Disability Benefits are being looked at.
Best Regards - Taggy
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So in other words Taggy the Disabled are going to pay for 12 years of reckless spending, beam m up Scotty