New DWP plans to provide better support for people with fluctuating conditions claiming PIP
dailyrecord.co.ukThe Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has shared new plans to improve disability health assessments for people with fluctuating conditions.
The Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, Tom Pursglove MP, told the House of Commons on Monday that through the ‘Health and Disability White Paper’, “we have advocated for a number of tests and trials, including one that focuses specifically on better capturing fluctuating conditions”.
His response came after Lib Dem MP Sarah Green shared how more than half a million people in the UK are living with Crohn’s disease or colitis, but fewer than three per cent are receiving support through Personal Independence Payment (PIP).
The MP for Chesham and Amersham, said: “Past applicants have said that while fatigue is the most disabling symptom, they feel that that is the least represented symptom in their assessments.”She also urged the DWP to consider introducing a “fatigue rating scale” to PIP assessments to “more effectively capture what is, for many, the most debilitating component of their condition”.The DWP Minister explained how “assessments play an important part in ensuring people get the right entitlement”.
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