Upcoming changes to benefits
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Also I see this well effort the UC just like pip I had to go through a assessment for lcw or lcwra and again for just my mental health not included on this one about my mobility problems they give me in January a 10 years approved letter for lcwra that I have only had one payment of this for February and still waiting for the next one in march would they stop this as well or cut it as this makes a big difference in the cost of living as everything s and is going up in price and it not like it's just one or 2 things going up it's the lot and even with this extra money it don't cover all the money I have to payout ever month so do make cuts on things likemy gas and electric or have times with out food this why pip would been about more early for me to manage but with all this news going on I'm afraid that I well lost it before my 1st payment on the 31 of march
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where did you read they are stopping benefits for ADHD/Depression/Autism i am diagnosed with schizophrenia so i guess that will target me aswell
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This guy covered the proposed changes to criteria to be allowed to get LCWRA and PIP
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well it is 94% labour wipeout for scotland once the scottish elections start in 2026, so early warning sign.
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i think you all need to wake up and smell the roses how can they cut lcwra for people on uc but still pay transitional protection for the people on the old system making the divide even bigger this is mainly 40 pages of tommy rot and speculation fuelled by people feeding you fear
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy9dgwe1q27o
There’s a hope…
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personally I’d rather they freeze pip then bring in the new criteria . Though every small victory is a relief. I’m sure I remember descriptors changing after to going to court in the past and then claimants had their money back dated. They surely can’t be seen to be discriminating against ppl with certain conditions. I think MH, hidden disabilities such fibromyalgia and ME ( which I have both ) even deaf people wouldn’t score enough points .
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A number of MPs broadly supportive of welfare reform have told the BBC they have received assurances that severely disabled people would not be expected to work and would not lose entitlement to benefits.
I sincerely hope its true, because Labour need to understand something fast.
when they keep using recent Global events as a reason for clearly long standing ideas
instead of speeches clearly intended for the right wing media, Showing compassion is not a weakness, Showing common sense and a clear understanding of the issues people face.
Not just delivering speeches with the tag line "working people or hard working people"
They axed the WFP and it became clear they had totally ignored the thousands of people just a few pounds outside getting PC.
they created GB Energy they could still salvage this shambles by teaming up with a provider to offer a social tariff this alone would trigger all the others to cut prices and they finally
the need for WFP would be a bit less urgent. The entire point of electing MP's is to be the voice of the people who voted them in to tell the leadership when they are wrong.
Not just follow and vote like sheep, because we all know these "reforms" were not part of the GE and seeing how they have already dropped huge pledges like Non **** tax etc.
They can still salvage this and for me it starts by not trying to be Reform Lite
Listen to Charities and Organizations and us the people on what being disabled is really like.
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but who decides who is the most disabled? I’m not in a wheelchair but am mostly house/bed bound with fibromyalgia and ME though I have other conditions too. Pip is already difficult to claim , if they go ahead with new criteria it will be practically impossible for most of us.
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I agree, not freezing PIP is a good start but to me the reduction in LCWRA & tightening restrictions on PIP are even more essential.
I’ve seen it mentioned that ‘a number of MPs broadly supportive of welfare reform have told the BBC they have received assurances that severely disabled people would not be expected to work and would not lose entitlement to benefits’ - But the problem is what those benefits look like if they’re cut for everyone?
They could be on the top rate for everything and still on less than they are now if everyone else is downgraded too.
Also, what is the definition of ‘severely disabled’ anyway when there is the tightening of the restrictions?
You could actually have someone who is currently on full enhanced PIP for their disabilities suddenly go to zero, with no actual change in their health.
What does that even mean? Are you suddenly not disabled, or miraculously cured of your lifelong conditions? Even worse, imagine actually being told, “sorry, you’re suddenly not disabled enough!”8 -
With you on this a pip freeze, big deal worth wot less that a hundred pound a year, it's the change criteria ,that's the problem and going to hurt people like me with MH issues, If that enough for them back benches to be happy with, it a disgrace
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I believe from an old article I read that many super rich would willingly pay more tax if asked, why oh why can't this government increase the tax paid from these people? only a small amount would equal out what they want to steal from the disabled and mentally unfit. After April there will be fewer jobs on offer due to the NI increase and wage increases, surely employers will want to employ the fittest? I really hope some Labour MP's read all these comments..
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And they are giving themselves next year a thousand pounds pay rise.
There bringing back the workhouses next
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100% agree . If we don’t meet new criteria the increase with inflation won’t make a difference to us . We need them to stand firm and realise this won’t be a compromise at all . In 4 years they’ll be needing votes and this won’t be forgotten. Back benchers need to remember that .
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Pip freeze, been scrapped, putting that out in the press , thinking people will think their be less harsh, in real terms , in about £60 a year, I think the public are stupid , and most are,and will say well at least their not freezing pip, but what that actually doing is sending alot of mentally disabled people to a early grave , despicable humanbeings
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The pip freeze is the least damaging part about these changes! as its only a freeze of the inflation increase for a year so you'll lose about £30-£40 in future calculations from next year but it'll be the same as what you get now. Its the change of criteria and most crucially the potential 34% cut of the £416 on LCWRA. These are payments to the poorest and deemed unfit for work! After inflation that could be as high if not higher then -£128 gone each month! That cannot be allowed to happen. I know people who will no longer be able to afford rent if that happens!
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I wasn’t even able to have GET as my ME never stabilised and exercise is dangerous if you have ME. They’re so ignorant of disability and conditions. Even the deaf won’t get enough points under this criteria.
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Am missing something or are far to may people seemingly more concerned about the supposed changes such as PIP being frozen than the changes to LCWRA? Surely the cuts and changes to LCWRA are far worse than PIP being frozen when it comes to getting less money money?
If a person was getting enhanced rates for both living and mobility and interest rates were 4% each year for the next 3 years it would still be a smaller amount compared to a 25% cut to LCWRA over that same time period? So why the seemingly major uproar especially coming from the Labour MPs rooftops about PIP changes and not LCWRA?
Also forgetting the money changes what about the looking for work changes that could force people who should never be made to look for work have to do so?
The supposed changes to LCWRA are far worse than frozen PIP imo but apologies if I am misreading all this.
Also some people have made a very good point on regards to carers, I do think as I'm sure many others do that carers seem to be maybe being forgotten about when benefit changes happen. In my case I am my partners carer, I do all the money sorting such as bills etc so that she doesn't even have to worry about that, so along with the stress of seeing my other halfs health deteriorating among many other things I stress about I also now have to deal with the stress of possible changes to our income which will have a major impact. I do not claim anything other than carers allowance even though my mental state is seriously messed up, loosing my mother last year didn't help and to say the past 3 years or so haven't been good is a massive understatement. I went to the doctors the other week and started crying in the room, when I logged into my NHS account she had put down anxiety disorder lol, that was it nothing more! She did give me links to help I could get as another doctor did last year and even arranged for people to talk to to ring me but my mind cannot focus on looking after me yet as its way to worried about my partner and was about my mother.
Anyway I'm rambling so my point isn't me feeling sorry for myself its again in regards to all carers who are also going through similar stresses as they figure out how they will deal with these issues if they do come about. I am NOT taking a simgle thing away from anyone who will be affected by saying this I just wanted to mention that some carers will be as stressed as the actual disabled person as they are in some cases the ones who have to figure out how to make things easier for the person they are caring for.
One final point is I've noticed a few people falling out over what seems to be either a miscommunication or some other stupid reason and this is NOT what anyone should be doing here, we should all be standing side by side even with our different views on other things to help stop this madness, this includes some mentioning pension rates going up as if its a bad thing, so they are basically saying why cut us but give them a raise even though its another BENEFIT! So you want help preventing them from cutting your benefit but dont care about others benefits aslong as you are not affected as that how it comes across? This is literally what TPTB want, everyone fighting among themselves saying dont cut us cut them so that they can get enough people to agree with their decisions, its so stupid its maddening!
I was going to rant on about politics and Starmer and people thinking he does a good job in regards to other world things but I wont as I want my focus to be on trying to point out a few things that really do matter in regards to whats possibly about to happen.
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I feel this was their plan all along to back down on the pip freeze, so your general public, don't think they being so harsh on disabled people, but in reality they're being duped , as has be mentioned the pip increase is worth about £40 a year, its the change of criteria to both pip and wca , and their hoping you general Joe, will not look to much more into it, and just read the headlines government back down on disabled benefit cut
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