Source · Select Committees · Work and Pensions Committee
Recommendation 4
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Workplace accessibility is highly relevant to Government reforms impacting Work Capability Assessment criticisms.
Conclusion
The accessibility of workplaces is highly relevant to the Government’s reforms, especially since it has predicated its criticisms of the Work Capability Assessment partly on there being a range of jobs and adaptations available in the labour market. We will return to this subject in a future Get Britain Working inquiry. (Conclusion, Paragraph 49) Changes to PIP eligibility and UC rates
Government response summary AI-generated
The government explained its proposed reform, outlined in the Pathways to Work Green Paper, where the Universal Credit Health Element (UCHE) will be based on eligibility for a Daily Living Award in PIP and not linked to work capacity, without addressing workplace accessibility.
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Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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We recognise the importance of NHS capacity and supportive employers. The Keep Britain Working independent review, being led by Sir Charlie Mayfield, will report later in the autumn on what more can be done to support and enable employers to promote healthy and inclusive workplaces.
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