Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride has urged wariness over rising cases of mental health conditions and says public to return to work to help their mental health. Mr Stride is expected to announce plans to overhaul the disability benefit system.
David Roberts, an NHS worker, said it's 'embarrassing' to use a voucher. Changes to PIPs could see vouchers or grants being given out Rishi Sunak 's plans to stop the welfare system becoming a 'lifestyle choice' divided opinion on the streets of Britain today.
When MailOnline visited the struggling steel town of Port Talbot, South Wales today, more than its share of locals were seen on mobility scooters driving through the shopping centre made up of vape shops, charity shops, betting shops, cafes and pubs. Mother-of two Sue Newcombe, 66, said: 'I'm on PIP for a variety of serious health problems. People don't see what's wrong by looking at me and may think I'm swinging the lead.
Lisa Cooper, a smoker, has osteoporosis-arthritis, osteoporosis, asthma and COPD. She gets £400-a-month through PIP and £359-a-month through Employment Support Allowance 'But for people who are in need of benefits, we are very fortunate to have the advantages that this country offers. She said: 'People are used to dealing with money, not vouchers. It looks like Rishi is trying to save money by cutting people's payments and making it hard for them to claim by having a voucher system.'A deserted Station Road in Port Talbot today. The south Wales town is divided on Rishi Sunak's crackdown on 'sick note culture'
'I was working a full-time job and caring for my sister. I think it is disgraceful. He is just going to make people worse. He has no heart.' Mel Stride, the Work and Pensions Secretary, today suggested that some people who were labelled as having 'serious mental health conditions' were simply struggling with 'the kind of ups and downs of life that is part of the human condition'.'Work being right at the centre of people's lives is something that is really good for mental health.'
She said: 'The voucher may be helpful as it will go towards things people on disability benefits need instead of just giving them money to spend on anything. Dylan Browning, 18, a college student who lives in Newcastle said: 'The voucher system is a good idea' Dylan Browning, 18, a college student who lives in Newcastle said: 'The voucher system is a good idea.
Mr Stride today suggested that some people who were labelled as having 'serious mental health conditions' were simply struggling with 'the kind of ups and downs of life that is part of the human condition'. But Labour's Ellie Reeves told Sky News the government plans were 'a consultation rather than actually any firm proposals to get to grips with this issue, which has happened on their watch'.Sunak said Monday's Green Paper marked 'the next chapter of our welfare reforms' that would make the benefits system 'fairer to the taxpayer, better targeted to individual needs and harder to exploit'.
A government source said the reforms were not about 'making the safety net less generous, but PIP is a blunt and increasingly unsustainable benefit'. A government source told The Telegraph: 'By the end of the decade the bill will have more than doubled since Covid, to over £30 billion. So we need a proper conversation about whether the current approach is best supporting the rising caseload, particularly those with mental health conditions.
Experts warned that a greater awareness and 'changing attitudes' to mental health conditions could be behind the rise.Estimates produced by the IFS think-tank suggest one in ten of the working-age population is currently receiving health-related handouts Mr Sunak stressed earlier this month he did not want to make the system less generous for those who genuinely needed support, but would not 'let down' Brits by refusing to tackle the issue for fear of 'causing offence'.
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