We are cautiously optimistic about the Government’s proposals for conditionality, although a great deal remains uncertain. The tone of the Green Paper suggests the Government is minded to focus more on positive engagement than coercive conditionality. We appreciate the concerns expressed by many about the principle of drawing more disabled people within the scope of conditionality, but if support conversations are to be the extent of conditionality for the majority of claimants, we would cons...

We are cautiously optimistic about the Government’s proposals for conditionality, although a great deal remains uncertain. The tone of the Green Paper suggests the Government is minded to focus more on positive engagement than coercive conditionality. We appreciate the concerns expressed by many about the principle of drawing more disabled people within the scope of conditionality, but if support conversations are to be the extent of conditionality for the majority of claimants, we would consider this regime to be so light as to barely count as conditionality at all. We are more concerned, however, about the arrangements for determining a per Type: conclusion | Number: 22 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: In the Pathways to Work Green Paper, the Department set out its intention to guarantee personalised employment support to anyone claiming out of work benefits with a health condition or disability who wants to work but is currently outside the labour market. Curr