Benefits

adslee

Hi before the new Labour government make changes to PIP and universal credit, do they have to pass this as a bill through parliament and if so how long is this likely to take before we see any changes to our benefits.

Thanks

Ironside1990

I don't think anything will happen. Apparently Tony Blair attacked disabled people on benefits and nothing came of it. Nothing changed.

WhatThe

He did what?? How did he do that then, apparently?

Ironside1990

Here is one article in The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2002/jun/09/uk.politicalnews

adslee

Let's say they did want to make changes to PIP and universal credit would a bill have to go through parliament and how long is it likely to take before they make changes is it a quick process

WhatThe

Ironside, the link doesn't work

Ironside1990

I'm trying to edit the post, but it's not showing up.

I'll try again tomorrow, but the gist of the article, is that Blair attacking Sick note culture.

poppy123456

Try this. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2002/jun/09/uk.politicalnews

WhatThe

The article is 22 years old 🙄

poppy123456

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/887997#Comment_887997

Yup 😂

Meg24

It's interesting that in the paper this morning there's a lot of talk about how Labour are already preparing for the next GE. Hopefully somebody will have noticed that Starmer won with around 9 million votes, whereas Corbyn lost with 12+ million in 2017 & 10+ million in 2019. So, a lot more people were moved to vote for the person who promised to scrap UC, the bedroom tax, the cap etc etc. I hope they take note and take note of how many disabled people there are and how scared and angry we will all be if they line us up against the wall. If they want a 2nd term they better be careful what bills they pass.

Jimm_Alumni

If they did want to change things, of which they've made no real comment on. Legislation would need passing for major reform. This legislation would take time to pass through Parliament, the length on that can really depend on how quickly the Government of the day wishes to get the legislation through. But something like benefits reform being rushed would not go down well I imagine.

Then, any reform of the system would need time to be prepared for, workers trained on it, time for people to understand it.

It would take a long time. I am guessing here, but 2 years or more. Look at Universal Credit and how long that took to roll out.

This is all hypothetical though, as Labour have not said anything about major reform of benefits as far as I am aware.

WhatThe

Starmer has said he wants 10 years of Labour governance. It will certainly take that long to undo the damage done to this country and its citizens since 2010.

Leadership will change if it has to but I'm mighty relieved and happy to have Labour back in power! They do have social care and the NHS on their priority list. Week 1 is now under their belt and I think they've done a grand job in their first week of government.