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Tons of clowns voting me down for voicing my opinion on here, you should all think about your attitudes and treat others better. 

OBVIOUSLY this scheme won't help ALL disabled people!  But it could help some that want or need it.  Try to open your mind. 

Also saw a great waste of public money, for example sending graduates on literacy courses as part of their claimant commitment for JSA. We could have stuck them in schools for a bit of voluntary rather than wasting time & cash on mandatory NVQ 1/2 courses. Public services, like the JC, are inflexible and judgemental so I went back to the private sector and was paid to treat our clients/customers very well indeed. 

I implore you to read this post in full to try and comprehend how ill or disabled the people we are talking about are. To understand why the opportunity to work in construction say a brick layer on building site, or work as a HGV driver, or in a service job like being a waiter is not going to be suitable. To the point it is so absurd I compare it to being like a dark comedy sketch.

To qualify for LCWRA you need to meet one or more of the following.

Terminally ill expected to die within 6 months.

Receiving treatment for cancer by way of chemotherapy or radiotherapy, or about to or recovering from such treatment.

Is pregnant and there is a serious risk due to pregnancy complication or medical condition of damage to her health or to the health of her unborn child if she does not refrain from work-related activity

Due to disease or bodily or mental disablement and by reasons of such disease or disablement, there would be a substantial risk (likely to happen) to the mental or physical health (hospitalization or death) of any person if they were found not to have limited capability for work-related activity

Engagement in social contact is always precluded due to difficulty relating to others or significant distress experienced by the individual

Has, on a daily basis, uncontrollable episodes of aggressive or disinhibited behaviour that would be unreasonable in any workplace (has to be more than verbal)

Cannot convey (by any means (speaking, writing, typing or any other means)) a simple message, such as the presence of a hazard (like a fire)

Cannot understand (by any means (listening, reading, braille or any other means)) a simple message due to sensory impairment, such as the location of a fire escape

Reduced awareness of everyday hazards leads to a significant risk of injury to self or others; or damage to property or possessions, such that they require supervision for the majority of the time to maintain safety

Cannot learn how to complete a simple task, such as setting an alarm clock

Cannot, due to impaired mental function, reliably initiate or complete at least 2 sequential personal actions

Cannot cope with any change to the extent that day to day life cannot be managed

Cannot convey food or drink to their own mouth without receiving physical assistance or regular prompting from someone else. Or cannot chew or swallow food or drink.

Cannot either press a button, such as a telephone keyboard or turn the pages of a book with either hand

Cannot pick up and move a 0.5 litre carton full of liquid (that is about 17 ounces or half a kilogram weight)

Cannot raise either arm as if to put something in the top pocket of a coat or jacket

Cannot move between one seated position and another seated position located next to one another without receiving physical assistance from another person

Cannot mobilise (on flat ground using a walking stick, walking frame or manual wheelchair or any other aid if needed) more than 50 metres on level ground without stopping in order to avoid significant discomfort or exhaustion or repeatedly mobilise 50 metres within a reasonable timescale because of significant discomfort or exhaustion

At least once a week while conscious and despite wearing and using any possible aids, experiences loss of control leading to extensive evacuation of the bowel and/or voiding of the bladder, or substantial leakage of the contents of a collecting device, sufficient to require the individual to clean themselves and change clothing.

Also, is it going to be the same as the last scheme where disabled people were "invited" to volunteer - but then there appeared compulsion in the form of sanctions for non-attendance?