Upcoming changes to benefits
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I have written your comment down so I don't forget as I have trouble retaining information for long these days. Then at least I have something to say if it comes to it.
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Do you have a link? Can you name a reputable source?
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II'll be withdrawing from all medication soon.
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How would they means tested it
What time is it on about the green paper
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does anyone know what time the green paper being announced?
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where did you read it ? I’ve been reading and listening to information today and haven’t seen anything about means testing pip
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@philevan77 someone said earlier in this forum around 12ish. Hopefully it is doomed ti failure.
Does anyone know what will happen with current pip awards? Will they likely be pulled and re-assessed using the new criteria?
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Be a lot of work to reassess 3.6 million people ? I’ve got 10 year award
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@philevan77 that's what I'm hoping. Wow I've read that 10 year awards get "light touch reviews", well under the current legislation at the minute anyway. I'm on a 7 year award, awarded in may 2024, with being contacted around May 2030 one year before it expires for the review. I really hope they don't pull existing awards! The stress and worry of them is awful!
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Hi @Andi66 Are you talking about PIP? Means-testing in accordance with income and/or savings or via taxation hasn't been much in the media. @philevan77 mentioned they'd come across something but they've failed to respond to my request for a link or a sound source of information. The Green Paper is anticipated around midday.
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I got re-assessed last year and got a 10 year award too. It did cross my mind that they may want to assess us under the new criteria, but apparently they have such a back log of existing and new claims I am hoping that will be a non-starter.
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Yes, I'm already scared, fir myself and my daughter, she's on pip, she works but has autism, bpd, and now eye problems. So I'm fearful for her as well
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I didn't hear anything at all about pip being means tested either.
They seem to be really gunning for younger people with mental health issues
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does anyone know how you get awarded a 10 year awards? I thought it was for ppl on highest for care and mobility but I’m that and get short term awards .
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@ElizaRose Heres hoping indeed. It's great you got a 10 year award. Yeah I've been trying to get that question answered for a while bit can't find anything definitive
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From past reading Labour with be heavily investing in AI technology which will cut times down and no doubt civil servants including the 9000 they have just made unemployed .
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I don't think they will reassess people until their current awards expire.
It simply isn't feasible for them to do that.
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I guess it makes sense really if done right and it’s voluntary. If they can help the young to train for work they can catch them early. Less incentive to help older people as conditions don’t improve with age . I can feel my body is less capable than a year ago .
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Mine wasn’t even two years , the dwp increased it by a year . This is where they waste money.
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I don't know where they think all these jobs are going to come from.
I live in a holiday resort and most jobs are seasonal and competively sought after mostly by non disabled people.
A lot of people here have to sign on out of season.
Jobs here are amongst the lowest paid in the country and a lot of people are on universal credit.
I am sure it must be similar in other areas of the country
Personally I think Liebour are living in cloud cuckoo land if they think they can drum up enough jobs and make it harder for disabled people to qualify for benefits.
I think it will back fire big time and they are in for an almighty shock.
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