Upcoming changes to benefits

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  • secretsquirrel1
    secretsquirrel1 Online Community Member Posts: 288 Empowering
  • geckobat
    geckobat Online Community Member Posts: 23 Contributor

    I understand that, perhaps I shouldn't have said the least worry. But the PIP issue they're on about u-turning on is only the freeze. My point is that it's all the other stuff that affects us worse, including your PIP. The criteria stuff, the cuts. That's the stuff we both have to worry about most.

  • ElizaRose
    ElizaRose Online Community Member Posts: 279 Empowering

    I just saw that Different Bias video too and turned it off half way through thinking he is just playing into the government's hands by making out how wonderful it is that they look like they are backing down on the PIP freeze.

  • Andi66
    Andi66 Online Community Member Posts: 757 Trailblazing

    I've just emailed Timms and asked him to stand up for us, especially as he is our disabled minister. That i read which I have is putting lives at risk..if you can email him as well. Hopefully it may sink in

  • secretsquirrel1
    secretsquirrel1 Online Community Member Posts: 288 Empowering

    I emailed him Kendall reeves starmer all ignored me . Apart from starmers office before the election of course

  • worried33
    worried33 Online Community Member Posts: 768 Trailblazing

    That google document link says does not exist.

  • geckobat
    geckobat Online Community Member Posts: 23 Contributor

    Exactly this, these are such awful plans and it seems like the PIP freeze was always put there so they could backtrack and push the most serious parts through. It's infuriating seeing so many YouTube comments of people talking as if they're not planning on doing anything now.

  • ElizaRose
    ElizaRose Online Community Member Posts: 279 Empowering

    I am starting to think it's deliberate….confuse,divide and conquer! A lot of people will have their eye off the ball now.

  • evelyncourtney
    evelyncourtney Online Community Member Posts: 44 Empowering

    It annoys me that politicians keep calling it “mental health”. It’s mental ILLNESS. “Mental health” is something we all have… just like we all have physical health. But mental illness is completely different, it’s a disability.

    Eg — everyone gets stressed or upset sometimes… that’s not an illness within itself and it wouldn’t qualify for PIP/LCWRA. But not everyone has a mental ILLNESS. Those of us that do ARE disabled from it! My mental illnesses affect every aspect of my day to day life. “Good work” won’t cure me, exercise won’t cure me, I have been ill since early childhood and multiple doctors have said that they believe that this is due to chemical imbalances in my brain, plus extensive trauma in my adult years leading to complex PTSD. I genuinely could not live without medication, even one missed dose makes me spiral and if I miss a day I get so depressed I can’t move or talk!

    Sorry for the personal diatribe. But I know a lot of us are in the same situation and it helps to know you’re not alone. I refuse to be ashamed or vilified for being disabled any more, or invalidated because you can’t see my illnesses.

    I see all of you, whatever condition you have. ❤️

  • apple85
    apple85 Online Community Member Posts: 874 Championing

    the fact that the dwp may be tightening criteria/general cuts for both pip and lcwra awards are both equally awful - let me reemphasis that

    I think lcwra reforms will be of biggest concern to those who’s health doesn’t allow you to even consider work (even if the dwp got off your back and you finally had the opportunity to truly ask yourself that question) - uc can force to to job centre appointments and work related activities thanks to its claimant commitment (pip has no such small print) - lcwra award main perk isn’t the extra money for many of us, it’s the removed pressure compared to normal jobseekers

    Pip reforms will be of bigger concern to those disabled who work (and may have decided to not also claim uc and do with less funds but not have a claimant committed - the fact pip is also not means tested is vital to disabled or live in carers in work) - if you take pip from the disabled person not only may they no longer be able to work but it also affects the carer and/or spouse/partner they live with and their working situation. And if you mess with people’s ability to work you are messing with the economy

    (What reeves and Kendall don’t realise if they go ahead with a assault of this level on pip and lcwra - the worst case scenario is the several knock on effects could single handedly crash the uk economy (really stupid time to axe nhs England imo))


    long term I personally want to find a way to ditch uc and rely just on pip and 1-2 days a week suitable work/help from family once health allows (as long as pip stays non means tested)

    I thought a Labour gov make help make that a real option on the table that could be a win win for both side - instead Labour actions have once again pushed me into unknown limbo - honestly I’m p***ed as it feels like yet again the dwp are trying to take my future from me

  • JasonRA
    JasonRA Online Community Member Posts: 142 Empowering

    This isn't the first time I've read that Labour wanted to scrap the Work Capability Assessment, this was an opinion piece in November last year.

  • worried33
    worried33 Online Community Member Posts: 768 Trailblazing

    Its so sad to see so many being duped by the rumoured reversal, masses of misleading headlines as well.

  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Online Community Member Posts: 2,424 Championing

    No it means that they will need to do millions of reviews before reducing payments !!

    And these will take decades

  • tcellmutation
    tcellmutation Online Community Member Posts: 292 Empowering

    Yeh took it directly from the photo uploaded but doesn't seem to be a valid link

  • secretsquirrel1
    secretsquirrel1 Online Community Member Posts: 288 Empowering

    a different bias just put up a video. Quite embarrassing for him to be gushing over Starmer. Totally misleading ppl . I think they leaked the green paper to see the reaction but I don’t think they expected it to be so bad though . Fingers crossed it’s watered down. As any changes they make now isn’t back down, they can deny it was on the table to begin with 🤞

  • apple85
    apple85 Online Community Member Posts: 874 Championing

    in many ways I feel angriest for people like you that have ‘beaten the odds’ and fought harder/made more sacrifices to get into works

    Kendall and reeves should be sending these ppl thank you cards and flowers every week imo as it’s kind of their ‘ideal poster child scenario they want for all disabled that is not easy in practice to achieve

    The fact these reforms will make life difficult for ppl in your situation may be the most unforgivable outcome (even far right ppl with a lack of brain cells should be outraged by that)

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 4,140 Championing

    So anyway saying thier not freezing pip we are meant to be grateful what about lwcra that stops crippling treatment of job centre I won't be able to leave house so how does that work thier blinding us with I want to know about lwcra