Payment Rates
18. PCS does not agree to the reduction of rates from three to two. The current rates are based on real needs. The introduction of two rates will have a negative impact on claimants who need to access the higher rate of payments. The government proposes to focus support only on those with ‘greatest need’. PCS believes that DLA support is focused on those with greatest need, as the assessment process for DLA is already rigorous.
19. Under the new rules of PIP there will only be a higher and lower rate for a “daily living and mobility”, instead of three levels, (higher, middle and lowest rate) of the care component of DLA and two of the mobility component. PCS does not support this change, as those on the lower rate care component do have extra costs due to a disability.
20. PCS recommends that the system under DLA remains the same with higher, middle and low rate for the care component retained and that two rates for daily living and mobility are not introduced.