Disability assessments 'will be fair'
The Minister for Disabled People, Maria Miller, has said that replacing the disability living allowance (DLA) with a new benefit called the personal independence payment will be fair.
Her comments come as the Papworth Trust charity warns that plans to replace the DLA could lead to 85% of claimants cutting back on basics like food and transport.
Ms Miller told the BBC the current system is "inconsistent" and "we have an obligation to put a proper assessment system in place".
31 Aug 2011
- From the section UK