Rishi Sunak’s Government has been accused of “targeting” disabled people with steps to overhaul the disability benefit PIP. The Prime Minister launched a consultation this week and said the Government must “do something” after the number of people claiming Personal Independence Payments (PIP) has risen in recent years. Ministers said reforms could include stopping regular cash payments and offering recipients one-off grants, vouchers, a catalogue scheme or a receipt-based system instead. Referring to a public consultation document on Disability Living Allowance reform from 2010, the Work and P…
