Disability Living Allowance: Care Homes

Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 24 May 2011.

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Photo of Tony Baldry Tony Baldry The Second Church Estates Commissioner, The Second Church Estates Commissioner

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his timetable is for changes to the mobility component of disability living allowance for those living in care homes.

Photo of Maria Miller Maria Miller The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Officials in the Department for Work and Pensions are reviewing existing evidence and gathering more to determine the extent to which there are overlaps in provision for mobility needs of people in residential care homes. Our aim is to reduce overlaps in public spending not disabled people's ability to get out and about. When the work is complete we will make a final decision on the way forward.

Any changes to the mobility component for people living in care homes will be made as part of the wider reform of disability living allowance and its replacement with personal independence payment in 2013.

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