A call for evidence to inform a programme of work announced at the Autumn Statement in 2023. It is part of a wider suite of activity to reform the fit note and will act as a prelude to a full consultation on specific policy proposals which will be launched later this year.
The call for evidence can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/calls-for-evidence/fit-note-reform-call-for-evidence?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=95e98dfc-e490-4c45-ac95-3e5f354b9025&utm_content=daily.
This call for evidence will be open until 8 July 2024.
This study seeks to explore current or recent (since 2019) take-up campaigns and other initiatives aimed at tackling unclaimed benefits among severely disabled people and people who have serious long-term health conditions (including those with life-limiting (terminal) illness), their families and carers.
The overall research project (a wider study of issues around benefit take-up among these groups) is led by Dr. Joanna Davies, of King’s College London. The present survey of benefit take-up initiatives and campaigns (the subject of this questionnaire) is being undertaken by Geoff Fimister, who has over 50 years’ experience in the area of social security and related issues.
The research is funded by Marie Curie, who have a particular focus on people who are terminally ill, their families and carers. However, this questionnaire survey is concerned more widely with people who are substantially disabled or have long-term health conditions.
They are interested in benefits such as:-
Personal Independence Payment (Adult Disability Payment in Scotland)
Attendance Allowance
Universal Credit (for disabled people)
Housing Benefit (for disabled pension age claimants)
Pension Credit (where the target group is disabled pensioners)
Council Tax Support/ Reduction (formerly Council Tax Benefit)
Carers’ benefits
They would also be interested in take-up campaigns and initiatives targeting other benefits, where the main focus is on severely disabled people and people who have serious long-term health conditions.
A key aim of this survey will be to develop ideas and good practice guidance to be widely disseminated, for example, to central and local governm
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