Plans To Reform The Welfare Concerns Of Disabled People

With the new government began to enter the gear itself, one of its main policy seems to be welfare reform and access to work was - but to get it, especially with disabilities or mental health problems, will not be easy.

The idea of social welfare reform and end to its dependence on it is good - some would say long overdue - but to ensure this is fair, especially the handicapped or mental health problems who Muqianjieshou Jiuye and Zhiyuanjintie (ESA people) / incapacity benefits (IB) of the. Although the disability or mental health problems most people would like to either return or be paid employment, some are not able to do this. Other capabilities, but perhaps only certain work or part-time hours.

However, work evaluation, determine if it was the ability to work - if they are considered to have ability, they have made, rather than the ESA / Industrial Dao £ 25 a week job seekers allowance for low interest rates - is flawed, some groups advocate .

For example, Neil Coyle alliance of disability, call the job capacity assessment 'unjust and invalid' in today's Daily Mirror .

At the same time, protect farmers, mental health charity psychology of the Chief Executive said, "The current tests can not achieve the measure whether people with mental health problems are the work of the ability to work."

The test is to test the new people, the end of 2008, involving strict medical assessment conducted by an independent company. In the tested 50 million, only 9% of people still on the ESA. This test is now set to be extended to all claims 2.6 million.

But this concern of farmers, they fear people with mental health problems would be wrong assessment. "We urge the Government to review the effectiveness of the new assessment ... So, people are not deprived of their interests, forcing them to find jobs can not do.

"Work for mental health benefits, but only when that are suitable for individuals. Zhengfu proposal to Renhe sanction of the Employment Heli offer, but People should not be imposition, work, damage to their psychological health risks them to re Back to square one of the benefits and. sanctions for people who do not get a proper job ignoring him why he was locked the first time in the operating point. "

There are other wrinkles in the Government's plans to enter the work of the people, we are just out of a long and severe recession, and few employment opportunities, very competitive Li - 250 million people Shiyejizhu.

Despite the efforts of various programs, to address discrimination against persons with disabilities, Danshi it still exists; two thirds of employers are unwilling to provide health and Xin Li Gong Zuo Wen Ti of the people, According to the farmers.

A fair solution is not easy for everyone, but if the Government insists on David Cameron's maxim, 'those who can and those who can not be we will help', then it needs to be be right, and from these groups concerns, need to be considered in order to avoid possible problems, do not try to enter those who work for them.