The Green Paper Discussion (the document link is here too!)

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  • carbow32
    carbow32 Online Community Member Posts: 247 Empowering

    I keep saying I will do it tomorrow but think I should just bite the bullet. So many people losing out on money scared of the stress of it and will it cause a LCWRA review. I didn't fight them last time they zeroed me. If I do do it I will take them all the way to tribunal this time.

    This is the biggest way we can protest against them as disabled people who would struggle to protest in Westminster. Is to flood their PIP system. It will also delay current people with awards to be reassessed.

  • Donna_donna
    Donna_donna Online Community Member Posts: 28 Empowering

    Yes,so it helps when you see you're not the only one who thinks along those lines :-)

  • Vulcress
    Vulcress Online Community Member Posts: 82 Empowering

    Have they actually confirmed its "working age" all these reforms will impact?

    because doing a search the PIP reforms seem to be missing any mention of OAP's not being affected, Its just PIP the system.

  • Ross1975
    Ross1975 Online Community Member Posts: 117 Empowering

    That's crazy, so some people get told how long they'll have LCWRA for?

    On my letter back in 2019 it doesn't say how long my award is for or when I'll next have a reassessment, it just says 'We may ask you to attend another work capability assessment in the future'.

  • Ross1975
    Ross1975 Online Community Member Posts: 117 Empowering

    If they turn you down they wont take LCWRA from you. While I've been on LCWRA I applied for PIP, I was unsuccessful but kept my LCWRA.

  • ElizaRose
    ElizaRose Online Community Member Posts: 678 Empowering

    Hello Luke. I was wondering this too. Someone on here called Pirate008 spent ages phoning round and actually spoke to the PIP people. They told him that those on ongoing awards will not be reassessed until your soft touch review so you will keep your award until then. Are you on a ten year award with a soft touch review? If you want to read their post it is on here, page 39 at 3.43pm.

  • carbow32
    carbow32 Online Community Member Posts: 247 Empowering

    you

    you can ask them they have a date on their system which is a guide only

  • Jenwren
    Jenwren Online Community Member Posts: 81 Empowering

    Oh wow. Thank you! 😊 That's so good to hear. I honestly think that's the hardest and most important thing any of us can do right now, to just keep us grounded with whatever works for us.

  • geckobat
    geckobat Online Community Member Posts: 73 Contributor

    That's good to know, thanks!

    And thanks to others who replied, I'm losing track a bit. I might try and apply and see what happens if I can summon the courage lol

  • Jenwren
    Jenwren Online Community Member Posts: 81 Empowering

    I'd be willing to help give people any pointers if they want to try for PIP.

  • Jenwren
    Jenwren Online Community Member Posts: 81 Empowering

    I'll try to give people pointers if they like as I went through it for first time in about late 2023.

  • geckobat
    geckobat Online Community Member Posts: 73 Contributor

    Wow thank you so much for all this info about the process, I really appreciate it so much! I'm going to save and re-read it a few to time to let it sink in and hopefully I'll be able to try to apply.
    Did you have your assessment over the phone or face-to-face?

  • Andi66
    Andi66 Online Community Member Posts: 873 Trailblazing

    Even mel Stride said it was rushed and that the vunerable would lose out. That it was done because of reeves failed budget. Unions are against it as well

  • Jenwren
    Jenwren Online Community Member Posts: 81 Empowering

    So quick shout out to anyone who's just on UC/ESA support group (sorry forgot the intials, my brain is tired!) or anyone else thinking of daring to apply for PIP. I'd be happy to try to provide some tips/advice having gone through it in 2023. I'm thinking of doing a booklet/document/pdf people could use - if that's something that'd be helpful or of interest to any one?

    Just a quick disclaimer - I'm not an expert, far from it, 2023 was my first time applying for PIP ever. But I learnt a lot and found a lot of helpful advice during the whole process.

  • carbow32
    carbow32 Online Community Member Posts: 247 Empowering

    What is the worse they can do … not give you enough points. Then you can decide to leave it or appeal it. In the meantime you have contributed in flooding their system and after yesterday they really deserve it.

  • Middleton
    Middleton Online Community Member Posts: 239 Empowering

    Had the exact same score, despite all of the specialists that deal with me stating otherwise.

    DWP are a law unto themselves!

  • geckobat
    geckobat Online Community Member Posts: 73 Contributor
  • ElizaRose
    ElizaRose Online Community Member Posts: 678 Empowering

    That is exactly what my LCWRA award letter says. I have heard other people say about having a date to be reassessed and was really confused. Glad it's not just me then.

  • Ross1975
    Ross1975 Online Community Member Posts: 117 Empowering
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