🚨 NEW: The Government is considering each of the following in a 'radical overhaul' of the benefits system - Stricter eligibility for Personal Independence Payments (PIP), particularly for mental health conditions like anxiety and depression - Requring claimants to provide routine medical evidence instead of an assessment for PIP - Requring the long-term sick to look for work with a reduction in sickness benefit payments to encourage this - Abolishing the 'Limited Capability for Work or Work-Related Activity' (LCWRA) category, potentially cutting £5,000 per year for claimants - Scrapping the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) and aligning with PIP assessments - Shifting from regular PIP payments to one-off payments or means-testing - Introducing a 'duty to engage' with employment services, including job preparation and training Vouchers for specific equipment or aids instead of cash payments have been ruled out [@thetimes]