We will not be moving away from the importance of that, but I think there is a question about whether the process can also point people towards help that may be valuable to them in addition to, or in some cases perhaps instead of, a cash payment.
Discussing the review of disability benefits in the House of Commons.
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We're certainly going to be looking fairly at how these decisions are being made, and the question of fiscal sustainability for the benefit is going to be a concern as we reach these decisions.
My view is that the current level of spending is not a great concern. What would be a concern would be if it carried on going up forever more.
We need to examine how Pip can respond to the rising number of people seeking support and whether it adequately reflects the diverse reality and needs of disabled people today.
They're going to be very well thought through proposals, thanks to this lengthy and very carefully considered exercise that we've gone through.
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