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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…. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/dwp-pip-personal-independence-payment-latest-changes-b2699160.html The rates of payment would be higher than PIP but, yet again - lesser…
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I asked if starmer was breaking the law got this response
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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…
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Biden Speech on Disability Rights
Can we have someone like Biden fight for us See at position 26.00 in video https://www.youtube.com/live/6Wt2bcwbQx0?si=0DSFa3sm2OwzTsNV
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DWP confirms PIP changes including 10-year ‘light-touch’ reviews
Thoughts on this article? The press love scaremongering, but it doesn't tell you much! DWP confirms PIP changes including 10-year ‘light-touch’ reviews
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missing mandatory reconsideration reply date
HI, does anyone know.. that reply deadline can be missed due to sick note issue by GP. My deadline to reply as i do not agree with DWP and will ask for mandatory reconsideration is 19 APril . However, from 10 april to 10 july i have a FIT NOTE FOR GP. dues this allow me to miss the deadline, pls thank you and wish you all…
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DWP to enhance PIP experience with new 'light touch' review plans for 10-year awards
Taken from the Mirror today - Seems that the 10 year/light touch awards will hopefully improve the users 'experience' of claiming PIP as well as being given more information when awarded such an award. No idea what all of that means but it will only affect new claims next year and those that reach the 10 year point of…
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Question
I have completely gone brain dead do they send out voting card ? If not how to go about voting tbh I never really vote but wasn't to this time normally card comes in post
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Mel Stride gets a peerage !
Rishi Sunak when he left, put Mel Stride, Michael gove , Jeremy hunt etc for a peerage . A joke . Same as saqid Khan being knighted while London is a crime wave
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DPAC
Tomorrow evening from 6.30 till 8pm DEPC holding a meeting about labours cuts you have to register to attend go on depc website to find out more so this will be 11 04 2025 6.30pm start time I think it's zoom not sure thier also organising protests s
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Benefit cuts
Hi I read the other day that the benefit cuts are being investigated by the court of Human Rights .
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Pip changes november 2026
Hi I am 70 year old pensioner who is on PIP it carried on from when I became 66 state pension age. I have enhanced daily living component. I have 15 points 5 x 2 points 1x 4 points Ix 1 point. In 2020 It was awarded period until 2030. Will the changes in november 2026 affect me.
