Adult Disability Payment Review: consultation

Closed 30 Aug 2024

Opened 28 Jun 2024

Feedback updated 5 Mar 2025

We asked

The Chair of the Independent Review of Adult Disability Payment held a public consultation seeking views on Adult Disability Payment. The consultation ran from 28 June 2024 to 30 August 2024. Nine events aimed at a variety of audiences, including disabled people and stakeholders, supplemented the online consultation.

You said

Most formal consultation responses were from individuals, with 4 responses from organisations. A range of organisations responded including third sector organisations, local authorities and representative bodies. During the events, attendees also shared their views about Adult Disability Payment. Their insights were considered alongside the formal consultation responses.

We did

The Chair of the Independent Review commissioned an independent research company, The Lines Between, to conduct the analysis of the consultation responses and has published the analysis report as well as an Easy Read version. The report presents the findings of the consultation and explains the methodology used to analyse the responses. The Chair has published the consultation responses, where permission has been given to do this, on Citizen Space.

Results updated 29 Nov 2024

The Chair published the consultation analysis on 29 November 2024, an Easy Read version of the analysis is also available.

Published responses

View submitted responses where consent has been given to publish the response.

Overview

This consultation is being hosted on behalf of Edel Harris OBE in her role as Chair of the Independent Review of Adult Disability Payment.

What happens next

This consultation has now closed.

The Chair also published her interim report on 5 November 2024, an Easy Read version of the report is also available.

You will still have opportunities to engage with the Independent Review. Further information will be available on the website for the Independent Review.

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