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What are 'cash benefits'?
Cash benefits are direct payments of money from the government to individuals, like Personal Independence Payment (PIP). The new proposals suggest replacing these monetary payments with non-cash support, such as services, which would be a fundamental shift in how disabled people receive assistance.
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