Disabled People

Nick Herbert
17. To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what research his Department has commissioned on simplifying the benefits system for disabled people.

Mr. Plaskitt
We are aware of the importance of making the benefits system as easy and straightforward as possible for disabled people to use.

The new employment and support allowance will be a single new benefit combining earnings replacement and the income related elements for those people with health problems or disabilities.

This approach will make the system easier to understand for claimants and smooth the administration of the new benefit.