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It argues disabled people are a diverse population and must not be left without a financial safety net, while warning that the proposed approach could worsen mental health. The response challenges claims about fraud and unsustainable growth, citing cost-of-living pressures, inadequate PIP levels, and the need to co-produce policies with disabled people.","DISABILITY RIGHTS UK TEMPLATE RESPONSE TO THE PIP GREEN PAPER\nIntroduction\nThere are at least 16 million Disabled people in the UK. We are not a homogenous group: we have different impairments, are different genders and sexual orientations, come from different backgrounds, and live different lives.\nNo matter our background, no one should be left without a financial safety net, meaning we can live independent lives. The social security system is something we should all be proud of, a piece of social infrastructure that 22 million people across the UK draw on to live the lives we all have a right to.\nYet this year, \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/nov/18/minister-warned-about-mental-pressure-of-benefits-system-after-applicant-kills-himself\" \u0014the coroner warned work and pensions secretary Mel Stride\u0015 that the social security system could worsen symptoms of mental illness after a man whose “anxiety was exacerbated by his application for universal credit” died by suicide.\nIt is important to be clear about the aims of the policies proposed in the Green Paper. What the Green Paper fails to mention is that the UK already has one of the \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.tuc.org.uk/research-analysis/reports/welfare-states-how-generous-are-british-benefits-compared-other-rich\" \u0014least generous welfare systems\u0015 in Western Europe. It fails to mention that PIP claimants are not “exploiting” the system –  new \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fraud-and-error-in-the-benefit-system-financial-year-2023-to-2024-estimates\" \u0014DWP figures\u0015 show that by PIP claimants fell from 0.2% in 2022/23 to zero in 2023/24 (of total spending on PIP of about £21.6 billion).\nThe paper makes no reference to the need for social security policies to be co-produced with Disabled people, and it completely ignores the need to maintain PIP as a cash benefit which is essential for its ability to meet the extra costs of disability and maximising the choice and control of Disabled people.\nThe green paper takes a medical-model approach to the experience of disability and to the lives of Disabled people. Focusing on how our impairments may be “cured” or “fixed” through different interventions, ignoring the role of social security as social infrastructure, which removes barriers we face as Disabled people to participate in society. The introduction of any of the policies in this green paper would lead to even higher numbers of by attitudinal, institutional, environmental and information barriers.\nThe green paper frames the need for change around an “unsustainable” rise in PIP claimants. But it fails to address the clear reasons why PIP claims have increased, such as the cost-of-living crisis. A household with at least one Disabled adult or child needs an additional £975 a month to have the same standard of living as non-disabled households, according to \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.scope.org.uk/campaigns/extra-costs/disability-price-tag-2023/\" \u0014Scope\u0015.\nYet, even at its highest rate (of £800 a month), PIP is not paid at this level. Ultimately, this green paper is a con. Its aim is to reduce spending on PIP and not ensure that PIP payments meet the true extra costs of Disabled people. 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