The Future of the Welfare State

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“There remain over 2.5 million people who are inactive because of long-term sickness and disability. … the proportion of people going through a work capability assessment who are being given the highest level of award and deemed to have no work-related requirements at all has risen from 21% in 2011 to 65% last year.” (Mel Stride, Work and Pensions Secretary, 5 September 2023)

06.11.23 - 14.01.24

This policy consultation is now closed.

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Formal Response: Future of the Welfare State

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Summary of CPF consultation on The Future of the Welfare State

In response to the CPF consultation on The Future of the Welfare State, we received substantive submissions from 73 CPF groups, representing about 700 members from 123 constituencies. One-in-four (24.5%) of those who participated had not previously done so.