We have lived experience of the current social security system. We're designing a new one based on respect, dignity and support. Funded by @trustforlondon
London, United Kingdom
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Commission on Social Security retweeted
🚨 New call for evidence for Timms Review 🚨
We strongly encourage Disabled people to share their thoughts on PIP. We believe that nothing short of a new benefit system with a new ethos of dignity, respect, trust and support is needed.
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Commission on Social Security retweeted
The Department for Work and Pensions is now telling disabled people who need support through the Access to Work scheme that it could take 37 weeks to make a decision on their application, senior civil servants have told MPs.
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Commission on Social Security retweeted
📢What if we told you the radical alternative to our broken social security system already exists? And that thousands of Disabled people were involved in its creation?
Our campaigner Mikey spoke to @CommSocSec about their plan.
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Details of how to take part in our consultation here commissiononsocialsecurity.o…
Thanks @DisRightsUK for this helpful share of our work. We would welcome people to complete our online survey ✍️
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🔗 Take part in our consultation:
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We need your voice to get this right. Have your say & help us build a fairer social security system. 📢
Our consultation covers who is eligible, how assessments work & the advocacy & support people need. We also recommend wider reforms—like a National Independent Living Service—to make real change possible.
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That’s why we’re consulting on a new vision for PIP—designed by those who rely on it. Your insights will help shape a system that actually works for disabled people.
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But the current PIP system is broken. The assessment process causes harm, distress & fails to recognise the real costs & barriers disabled people face every day. It’s time for a better alternative.
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Like many, we’re deeply concerned by the government’s rhetoric on benefits & the uncertainty around Personal Independence Payment (PIP). PIP is about acknowledging the additional costs disabled people have. And it is vital this principle remains.
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We believe those directly impacted must be at the heart of policy-making. That’s why we prioritise co-production, putting Experts by Experience in charge of decisions—not sidelined by them.
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The Commission on Social Security has been working since 2018 to develop a better, fairer benefits system—one led by Experts by Experience. That means people who know the system first-hand shaping the policies that affect them.
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We want your feedback on our plan to replace PIP with a new disability payment, and you can take part right now. Here’s why. commissiononsocialsecurity.o…
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