Our priorities for the new government

Personal Independence Payments aren’t about work, they’re about the person’s life day to day in general.   

Plans to change Personal Independence Payment payments to vouchers instead of cash, or claiming things back with receipts, or picking items from a catalogue won’t improve the lives of people with a learning disability. We're concerned that some shops and transport might refuse to take the vouchers too.

We’re also worried that any plans to change questions for someone who is eligible for Personal Independence Payment might mean people who get the benefit now might not be able to get it in the future.

There needs to be enough money to end the social care crisis because the people that need support cannot get these.

We know that one issue in social care is that the pay for social care workers is not enough to live on. This needs more funding from Westminster to go to local councils, so they can fund social care in their area.  

Mental health law needs to be changed for people with a learning disability and autistic people. It’s important for people to get help when they need it.

People with a learning disability should not be locked up in mental health hospitals when then don’t need to be there. They need the right support in the community so that they can be at home within their local community and near their loved ones. 

It’s important all people with a learning disability get the right benefits that are good enough to live on, whether they work or not.  

Lots of people with a learning disability want to try work but don’t get the right support. We want the government to make sure that people with a learning disability who want to work can try work without being worried about losing their benefits.

People should be able to get support no matter where that person lives.

People with a learning disability should be listened to and a part of any changes that the new government makes to the NHS . We often need reasonable adjustments when we have hospital and GP appointments.

People who work in health need to understand us, communicate clearly with us, and we need to be treated with respect just like everyone else.