According to The Times, the Government has announced that it will not go ahead with previous plans to remove the mobility component of Personal Independence Payment (PIP), which is replacing Disability Living Allowance, from people living in residential care.
The mobility component provides vital support to allow disabled people who live in residential care homes to get out independently by allowing them to meet some of the extra costs of accessing suitable transport or to purchase appropriate mobility aids.
The Low Review, chaired by Lord Low of Dalston CBE, was an independent review into how the personal mobility needs of people living in state-funded residential care are met.
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