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New Green Paper Discussion - now includes accessible formats and consultation event sign up links!
The Government published a Green Paper and a consultation about changes to disability benefits. This now includes accessible formats, and details of in person and virtual events (which can be found at the "how can I get involved section of this post"). NEW: Links to all accessible documents: Green paper - Original Green…
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Get your MP to act against cuts
Hi everyone 🙂 It's Tori from Scope's campaigns team here. I think it's fair to say that the last few weeks have been pretty bleak. We saw widespread news coverage last weekend about potential Government proposals to cut disability benefits. I know this is worrying for many of you. MPs from all parties need to understand…
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Spring Statement Discussion (link to documents here)
Scope's response to the Spring Statement: "The Chancellor has confirmed devastating plans to further cut disability benefits. As a result, lowering the living standards of disabled". Link to documents here - Spring Statement 2025 - GOV.UK
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The Cost of Cuts
Right now, the government is considering changes to disability benefits. But for millions of disabled people, these benefits are a lifeline. They are the difference between surviving and being pushed deeper into poverty. Life costs a lot more when you’re disabled. Needing more financial support is not a choice. Disabled…
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Scopes reaction to the green paper.
Today, the Government announced plans for the biggest cuts to disability benefits on record. These plans will be catastrophic for disabled people. Leaving us unable to afford the essentials, and to cover the extra costs of disability. Nearly half of families living in poverty already include someone who is disabled. We…
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The Green Paper Discussion (the document link is here too!)
James Taylor, Executive Director of Strategy at disability equality charity Scope, said: “The biggest cuts to disability benefits on record should shame the government to its core. They are choosing to penalise some of the poorest people in our society. Almost half of families in poverty include someone who is disabled.…
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Upcoming changes to benefits
There has been a lot of speculation over the last few months about potential changes to the benefits system and earlier this week ITV released an article summarising what is expected to be announced by the Government: More than £6bn of welfare savings will come from changes to disability benefits. The aim is to save £6bn a…
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Official thread: ‘Get Britain Working’ White Paper released Tuesday 26th November
thought I’d get this thread started early as I’ll imagine the papers will be publishing significant leaks later tonight From the sounds of things upcoming welfare reforms (such as wca and pip) won’t be covered in this white paper (at least in major detail) - past quotes from the gov suggest welfare reform reveal launch…
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Solicitors
I've emailed a few asking about pip and primary legislation I've booked a free call for 15 minutes at one twenty I will be asking about primary legislation human rights act anyone want questions to ask I can't sit here day after day need facts
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pls sign
This discussion was created from comments split from: New Green Paper Discussion - now includes accessible formats and consultation event sign up links!.
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A change in the rules?
Having written many things about the reforms now being forced upon us, I would like to ask as a general discussion about sending people back to work who have been assessed by the NHS and in some cases by an assessment company as LWRAG's and the need to go forward in accessing work. I am a Health and Safety Officer or was…
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Letter from my mps might be mixed up a bit but here's what he said I don't believe him
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Proposed PIP cuts already causing harm to people living with SMI
Proposed PIP cuts already causing harm to people living with SMI PUBLISHED: 14 APRIL 2025 from our friends at Benifits and Work. Warning: this article includes repeated references to self-harm and suicide The proposed changes to the PIP scoring system will affect many claimants living with severe mental illness (SMI) and…
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Law connect asked these questions
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This was my response to my mp
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Green power scammed me!!
JH500 scooter purchased on January 6, 2025. Delivered two days later. On the fourth day, it left me on the street, not working. I had to call a tow truck. A six-hour wait in the middle of January, with snowflakes falling on the street. I have multiple disabilities. In two months, the scooter had six visits from technicians…
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Pip what it goes on
I know alot of people are concerned about losing pip but as a person with several different health issues I'd like to state what mine personally goes on and how I would struggle without it Extra water usuage Incontinence products Washpowder(lots) Electric extra wash dry of clothing due to incontinence Travel to and from…
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Definitions - impairment v disability
2013 DWP Internal Review of the Work Capability Assessment p78 It is helpful to clarify two important terms used throughout the report. Impairment is a significant, demonstrable, deviation or loss of body structure or function. The key feature is that impairment can be identified through objective evidence: ‘detectable ...…
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"Additional Costs Disability Payment"
It appears that PIP may be disposed of and replaced by a new "Additional Costs Disability Payment" - if the government gets its way…. The rates of payment would be higher than PIP but, yet again - lesser numbers of claimants… How and When this transfer would take place is unknown - but I can see no way of transferring 3…
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Government outlines biggest change to the welfare system for more than 60 years
The Welfare Reform Bill 2011 Amongst the reforms set out in the Bill are – ● the introduction of a new benefit, to be known as universal credit, which will replace income support, income based JSA, income-related ESA, working tax credit, child tax credit, housing benefit and council tax benefit; ● changes to the…
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Pip survey
Letter for pip survey asking what you spend pip on for aids ect from company called varian do not fill in and be careful of certain content creators they work for government yes this is true of we don't fill they cannot creator a profile of our spending to turn around and say we don't need as much need to be one step ahead
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LET THEM EAT PORRIDGE..
This is a very long report about Iain Duncan Smith's plan to fix a 'broken' benefits system with Universal Credit. "He came eventually to the view that‘ the biggest barrier to those entering work for the first time was the benefit system itself’. It needed fundamental reform to ensure that work paid." “The source of many…
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No more Easter/Xmas for 2026 🎄
With all that coming our way and no doubt more to follow. As a family we decided this year be the last Easter and Christmas spending money. We seriously face losing home as I cannot physically work anymore hours as I am in so much pain doing 12 hrs a week. The storm is coming and we all accepted this now and can only be…
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Rwanda
Can I ask why didn't they put money bill through for rwanda ? Deemed unlawful which is true what protection do we have as disabled people
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Waspi
Hi no doubt there may have been discussions before about the waspi findings, it says you can apply online, I'm 64 so I think I might qualify, I'm not holding my breath that I will get a £1 or 2, it states that you have to give evidence of financial + emotional impact it's had on you because of the delayed pension from age…
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Pip survey is this true?
People claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP) are to be asked how they spend their benefit payments in a new Government survey . The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed it will be carrying out research into the disability expenses that PIP is expected to cover.
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Letter MP
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Discrimination and proving disability
Im wondering if the definition of disabled is going to morph into something new with these changes to PIP. At present it involves proving you are substaintially affected in daily life. https://www.gov.uk/definition-of-disability-under-equality-act-2010 At present if you go to court over disability discrimination you have…
