PThe news that you can tolerate is active to think about a week of drama in Westminster. It ended Friday morningWith an agreement between the government and some of the work deputies who signed the logical amendment proposed to the draft law to pay global credit and pay personal independence (PIP).
There is no doubt that the changes will be sufficient for some colleagues, but after I thought about the concessions made, I am afraid that things will be fine – and a large number of other signatories – it cannot support what is proposed when the vote on Tuesday.
This is not something I do easily. the exhaustion The party is my home. I was born in a family of the Labor Party activists and joined as soon as I was able. I was an activist for students, a consultant and then a deputy for Crowley. I have a campaign in every elections from Neil Kenok to Kiir Starmer and I did not spend 14 years fighting to return the Labor Party to the government only so that I could cause trouble.
However, 14 years in the local government have taught me some things, not the least of which is the absolute destruction of families and neighborhoods directly from the conservative discounts on social security. I am loyal to my country, my period, and my party – this is exactly the reason, in this bill, I cannot be loyal to the government.
I accept that The concessions improve. By clarifying that those who already receive PIP will continue to receive it, there is hope that we can avoid tragic Loss of life that followed The last group of disability discounts. However, in essence, the draft law remains an exercise to reduce costs. Regardless of the level of sharing of disability groups in the production of a plan for new applicants, to save money, the proposed changes will inevitably lead to people who have high levels of need to lose support needed to wash themselves and feed themselves.
From the start, I tried to use the available ways for deputies to improve what was offered, starting with the participation of 10 participation meetings before publishing the green paper and ending last week with visits to the great characters and the whip office. She made it clear to them that they did not have numbers and that payment of voting would not harm the government except – and suggested an alternative path.
So, what is the alternative? The government is estimated PIP will cost for working age members by 2030. According to the latest statistics, 40 % of the beneficiaries suffer from mental disorders, which include mental health problems such as mixed anxiety and depression. Waiting lists to diagnose these cases and treat them huge. The research conducted by The Charity Redal Misse shows that people are Likewise To wait more than 18 months to treat mental health more than physical conditions. The solution is clear: a short -term batch of financing to survey accumulation. This may mean more social workers, psychologists, specialized pharmacists, psychiatrists, healers and consultants to treat people and in turn support them at work.
Of course, the Budget Responsibility Office (OBR) is a challenge, after previously deducting the potential impact of medical support interventions or various workers in the introduction of irregularly active people into the workforce. He explains that this is due to the fact that the Treasury fails to provide it with the necessary evidence to justify the conclusions of savings, including to 1 billion pounds from work incentives The invoice is stipulated. In practice, this means that discounts instead of support prefer in government policy.
The Treasury should work better if the public service reform is success, and work with OBR to develop the evidence base that interventions will provide results, and realize this in its economic predictions. To this end, they must take advantage of integrated data service, which includes information about medical interventions that help support people at work.
During my many talks with decision makers, I repeatedly identified the issue of alternatives and ignored them. As a member of the employment, if you are going to remove support, the disabled needs to do the basic activities of life, then I need the government to show the reason that this is the best available option. So far, this case has not been presented.
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