PIP changes

Cupcakesforthree
Cupcakesforthree Online Community Member Posts: 13 Listener
in PIP, DLA, ADP and AA

A friend has just told me that, as a 68 year old (With a rare neuro condition) my PIP and mobility payments will be axed in April.I can see that the Government is intent on cutting the benefits bill but nothing that directly says this is true.

Am I missing something ?

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  • Ironside1990
    Ironside1990 Online Community Member Posts: 292 Empowering

    It won't be axed in April. It'll be uprated in April, but not axed.

    There is different stages for a new policy to become law. Any changes to PIP will take a long time to come into effect.

    https://www.parliament.uk/business/lords/work-of-the-house-of-lords/making-laws/

  • Cupcakesforthree
    Cupcakesforthree Online Community Member Posts: 13 Listener

    Thankyou for your swift reply. I think the way in which the WFA was axed in what seemed like overnight has put the scarers on

    I did have a letter saying that my award would be lifelong (There is no cure or treatment for me)when I reached pension age,but it seems that this could be overturned

    Common sense says that its new claimants who will suffer most

    Your post is reassuringly sensible…. Thankyou

  • Nightcity
    Nightcity Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 3,324 Championing

    WFA didn't have the same legal protections as it was an annual payment.

    as Ironside said you can relax for a fair while yet.

  • Kimmy87
    Kimmy87 Online Community Member Posts: 4,000 Championing

    WFA was a government perk, not written into legislation as welfare benefits are.

  • Cupcakesforthree
    Cupcakesforthree Online Community Member Posts: 13 Listener

    Thankyou all for replying to me.I guess I need to educate myself a little more .

  • Cupcakesforthree
    Cupcakesforthree Online Community Member Posts: 13 Listener
  • spb1612
    spb1612 Online Community Member Posts: 46 Contributor

    Perhaps PIP rates will follow the same path as the £10 Christmas bonus, either remaining frozen or increasing by a small amount each year.

  • Ironside1990
    Ironside1990 Online Community Member Posts: 292 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/973338#Comment_973338

    It increases every April. April is the start of a new financial year, so benefits go up by 1.7% to keep up with inflation.

  • Jimm_Alumni
    Jimm_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 5,717 Championing
    edited January 25
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/128532/pip-changes

    This is some rather horrible misinformation. A lot of it has been going around for months now. I would not just believe everything you hear and read on the internet but always double check sources and ensure the source is reputable! It sounds like your friend may have mistakenly believed a less reputable source.

  • Cupcakesforthree
    Cupcakesforthree Online Community Member Posts: 13 Listener

    Thankyou for taking the time to post.
    I see now that I have allowed myself to be drawn into reading what amounts to garbage and listening to scaremongering .

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