New DWP plans for people on PIP with back, joint, and muscle health conditions
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently announced people with back, joint, and muscle issues living in areas with the worst waiting lists for musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions are to be treated quicker and supported back into employment as part of the UK Government’s new ‘Get Britain Working’ white paper.
The latest figures from the DWP show at the end of October, more than 1.1 million people in England and Wales were receiving Personal Independence Payments (PIP) of up to £737.20 each month in additional financial support for MSK conditions.
As part of the Government’s drive to tackle economic inactivity - where someone is out of work and not looking for work - 17 Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) across England will share part of a £3.5 million package to improve MSK services.
The new plans will not be implemented in Scotland.The funding will see each area in England and Wales receive up to £300,000 to treat one of the main drivers of economic inactivity, and is part of the Labour Government’s Plan for Change which will “put more money into people’s pockets and get the NHS back on its feet”.The MSK Community Delivery Programme will be administered through NHS England’s Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT) programme, and will give ICBs the resources and leadership to develop more efficient ways of getting MSK patients treated, off waiting lists and back onto the path of employment.Minister for Employment, Alison McGovern MP, recently said: “For too long people locked out of work with health issues have been forgotten about and denied the support they need to get well and get working.
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