Upcoming changes to benefits
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I haven't noticed anyone on here having a problem with some of us being on legacy benefits.
Maybe I missed something?
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I watched a bit of them in parliament today . Kendall looked demented. She looked ready for a punch up and Timms a drip . He’d be too scared to stick up for against Kendall and reeves even if wanted to.
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I have no idea but the letter arrived out of the blue and it caused me so much distress.
I am on contribution based.
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I wonder if she feels threatened by the MPs that have spoken out against her…
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I actually get less on legacy esa . I could of migrated over years ago , wish I had now
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she’s a funny thing that’s for sure
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there are even bigger incentives to come off the system imo - the thought of not having to deal with the dwp or living in fear that you’ll lose your award and be at the mercy of work coaches and sanctions and the endless assessments & the way many in society treat you as a scrounger/liar
Prehaps those playing the system just don’t feel the consequences of dealing with the devil (sorry, dwp) but the average disabled person has countless incentives to not want to be on the system, just our health and disabilities don’t give us that option
And for a department that saying they want more disabled in work they’ve axed every halfway decent scheme offering help
The dwp have self sabotaged themselves for years (and if the backlash from last week continue and evolves further, self sabotage is exactly what this labour gov is doing to itself - honestly I’m still a bit in shock that the backlash has gotten this big…….i honestly didn’t think so many people outside thr disabled community would care what happens to us……….its very humbling to regain a little faith in the human race)
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Claims are ongoing until reviewed. As to when a review might happen, your Medical Report UC85 or ESA 85 may give an indication. Prognosis - work unlikely in the short term, work unlikely in the medium term or work unlikely in the longer term.
The DWP decision maker may choose to follow the report or opt for a different time frame. The time frames are vague - what exactly constitutes short, medium or longer term ? Before the pandemic the aim, I believe, was to assess at least every three years. A snow balls chance in hell that could ever happen now given the exponential increase in claims - it's all soon to be a thing of the past anyway by all accounts.
Tomorrow will tell.
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Hi hope I responded correctly by selecting 'quote.' I have lp, the latest seemed quite frustrated in relation to how those with the transitional maybe isolated from any UC cuts. From my understanding, if UC went to zero, you would only get the TP on top so any cuts would relate to them ie. the TP is on top of the rates. This was only a few days ago when the scope chat went into meltdown over talk of disability payment cuts, understandably.
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omg I know. I’ve found some very uncaring nurses on the wards when I’ve had sick family members. Sorry I know ppl don’t like nurses to be criticised but in my experience ward nurses lack empathy.
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I don’t think labour thought the backlash would be this big either and hopefully it’s made them soften their plans for us all 🤞
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As an old timer, when my PIP was upped, I felt as 'flush' as I was when first awarded in 2009. That shows how payments have been eroded, and only had a month of experiencing that before UC transition. I hope the situation doesn't result in infighting in terms of 'i'm more poorly than you.' From my understanding, the mental health services are awful, I had a taste of them as you imagine from my circumstances and they were mostly crp 20 years ago, to push people off in genuine distress without a treatment is just outright inhumane.
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Sorry I don't really know anything about universal credit because I am on contribution based esa and I don't qualify for it.
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My hubby is in the ESA support group moved from incapacity benefit in 2013 had an assessment but hadn't had one since. We have just had the migration letter to transfer to UC 😭
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Not many of them lack empathy.
I worked on wards in the nhs for many years before I had to take early ill health retirement.
Very sorry you experienced that. X
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Its not claimants pitting against each other or thinking any of us are more deserving than others, it stupid selfish multi million heir politicians who have no idea how it is to live even one day in our shoes.
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I can’t remember the last time a thread on scope grew 20-25 pages in one day
My gut is telling me to take a 2-3 day break from the forum as it’s going to be total chaos and I wouldn’t be surprised if this thread hits 120+ total pages and there’s bound to be a lot of misunderstandings
I’m going to take time reading the official green paper and I’ll wait for the explanation articles from the benefits&work site and disability news service, etc……. (I’m not going to relay on far right media such as the daily mail or even the bbc as the majority of mainline media don’t understand how incapacity benefits actually work and will go after sensationalist headlines - though itv journalists are actually being pretty balanced)
I don’t know whether we’ll know whether this current storm will blow out quickly or turn into a tsunami untill this weekend earliest (or slow down then explode after reeves spring statement when figures and accounting details for all this may be released)
I honestly have no clue what the next chapter to all this will contain
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Has anybody seen Andrew Marr on LBC tonight ? There is a political journalist named Natasha clark about 49mins plus into the programme saying there isn't any form of cuts to pip at all. Have I misunderstood her? What are your thoughts I keep going over it and watching it again and again.
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I’ve had experience of it for four different family members even on the children’s ward . Not day surgery, I’ve had wonderful nurses looking after me there . Recently I had a procedure and they were amazing. It’s always been on the wards that for some reason there’s lack of caring . But obviously it’s not all but a few bad apples and no offence was meant.
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I’m very scared but hoping it won’t be as bad as expected
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