Yesterday the government released the final regulations for Personal Independence Payments. I haven’t absorbed enough detail to do a full blog post on this yet but these are some useful links related to it.
Read the new regulations: The Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) Regulations 2013
The new distance past which you are considered not to need assistance to walk is 20 metres. Jane Young has written a blog post on the results of this alarming regulation. Well over 100,000 to lose Motability vehicles under draconian new rules
The Government’s response to the consultation on the Personal Independence Payment assessment criteria and regulations
Watch the recording of the announcement of the regulations in Parliament (Jump to 11:19) or read the transcript
DWP: Personal Independence Payment - information for support organisations and advisers
