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Scotland says "It's our Attendance Allowance too"
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Thank you for signing the petition on Attendance Allowance.
The UK Government has now published its White Paper on a Care Service for England. I am pleased to advise you that it has backed down on changes to Attendance Allowance, at least for the next parliament.
"Attendance Allowance (AA) and Disability Living Allowance (DLA) are important benefits, providing flexible support for the additional costs of disability to those who receive them. This White Paper rules out any changes to AA or DLA in the next Parliament to fund the second stage of reform. We will build the National Care Service around AA and DLA, and we will maintain these benefits as a flexible form of support." P123
This is a very welcome change of heart. However, I will continue to press for future changes to the UK benefits system to be subject to UK-wide consultation and not, as happened in this case, a consultation limited to England.
Once again, thank you for your support for the petition.
Best regards
Willie Coffey MSP
The UK Government has now published its White Paper on a Care Service for England. I am pleased to advise you that it has backed down on changes to Attendance Allowance, at least for the next parliament.
"Attendance Allowance (AA) and Disability Living Allowance (DLA) are important benefits, providing flexible support for the additional costs of disability to those who receive them. This White Paper rules out any changes to AA or DLA in the next Parliament to fund the second stage of reform. We will build the National Care Service around AA and DLA, and we will maintain these benefits as a flexible form of support." P123
This is a very welcome change of heart. However, I will continue to press for future changes to the UK benefits system to be subject to UK-wide consultation and not, as happened in this case, a consultation limited to England.
Once again, thank you for your support for the petition.
Best regards
Willie Coffey MSP
We are concerned at the proposal to scrap Attendance Allowance, as outlined in the consultation paper 'Shaping the Future of Care Together'; we are particularly concerned that this proposal, which will affect elderly and disabled people across the UK, has been put forward by the UK government in a consultation limited to England; we call on the government to maintain Attendance Allowance in its present form, allowing disabled people to exercise a greater degree of control over their own lives, and to commit to equal consultation with those affected across the UK about any proposals to change the UK-wide benefit system.
This petition is now closed.
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