@ChrisMayLA6 I caught a snippet of something on the radio yesterday. Apparently 1000 people a day are being awarded PIP, which is unsustainable.

That's probably true, as far as it goes. But nobody seems interested in why so many people need it, or what can be done to prevent so many people becoming disabled.

People are frequently disabled by car crashes. Good public transport would make our roads safer.

Covid continues to be a mass disabling event. Masks and air filters being common would significantly reduce this, as well as relieving pressure on the NHS.

Many people are left severely disabled by strokes. I understand acute treatment is getting better so more people are surviving, but there isn't enough rehabilitation work to help them recover well.

The difficulties in getting a GP appointment and the lengths of NHS waiting lists have been talked about a lot. How many people are on PIP just because they have to wait years for their life-changing treatment? How many are being left permanently disabled by delays in care? Not an easy problem to solve, but definitely another part of the picture.

There must be a whole bunch of ways acquired disability can be prevented, most of them with extra benefits to individuals and society. But that doesn't even seem to form part of the conversation.