19 August 2020
A ground-breaking public consultation on proposals for a better UK social security system has been launched with all solutions being developed by those with direct experience of the system.
Following a call for solutions for a better benefits system which received over 1000 responses, the public are being asked what they think about the ideas.
The public consultation is being led by
the Commission on Social Security – all Commissioners are Experts by Experience who have lived experience of the benefits system.
Ideas in the proposals include:
- Establishing a Guaranteed Decent Income so everyone has a secure, reasonable amount of money coming i
- Getting rid of the benefit cap
- Raising Child Benefit to £50 per child per week
- Ending zero hours contracts
- A social model approach to disability benefit
Input is invited from anyone interested in improving the benefits system: Experts by Experience, user-led groups and claimants, think tanks and charities, policy-makers and the general public. Following the public consultation, a ‘White Paper’ with policy recommendations will be drawn.
To respond to the public consultation, visit the
Commission's dedicated website.
The consultation closes on 30 September 2020