Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Rix (Crossbench). It was answered on Monday, 7 February 2011.

Disabled People: Disability Living Allowance

Question: My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Hollis, has already referred to the statement, ““We’re all in this together””. In that statement, were the Government including the 80,000 people with disabilities living in residential care who are going to lose the mobility component of their DLA, or were the Government simply thinking that such a valuable aid to so many vulnerable people was a total waste of taxpayers’ money?

Answer: My Lords, we are taking a very close look at the mobility requirements of people in residential care. The existing arrangements are pretty patchy; the payments are used for different purposes in different places and are often pooled in a way that they are not designed for, in a very complex regulatory framework. We will be looking very closely, as part of the consultation exercise, at what the best form of support should be for people in residential care in this way.

Secondary information

Type: Oral question
Reference: 725 c9
Session: 2010-12
Oral question type: Supplementary
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Subjects: Disability living allowance Benefits rules Disability aids Personal independence payment
Link: View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk