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

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  • Ross1975
    Ross1975 Online Community Member Posts: 117 Empowering
  • evelyncourtney
    evelyncourtney Online Community Member Posts: 96 Empowering

    They haven’t changed, don’t worry — the descriptors in the link you posted after this are exactly the same as the current ones. It does look a bit confusing because of how the article lays them out, but it’s just because they’ve only included things that would make you eligible for 4+ points and omitted any under that.

    So if you got awarded 4 points on something, and your ability to do it hasn’t changed, then you SHOULD still qualify for 4 points on it on your next review.

    The Green paper makes no reference to changing the eligibility criteria x

  • geckobat
    geckobat Online Community Member Posts: 73 Contributor

    Not cheesy at all, thank you so much for your kindness and advice as well as all the info, the more the better. It's all very much appreciated and take care of yourself too!

  • WhatThe
    WhatThe Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 3,639 Championing
    edited March 19

    I'm thinking isn't there that Law group Leigh Day maybe we could all email them to see if they could represent us forum claimants Vs Government or something

    They've made a packet from the benefits fiasco - we've kept them busy for years!

  • carbow32
    carbow32 Online Community Member Posts: 247 Empowering

    Yeah they will bring these things in to try keep us sweet after all this .. ironically around the time of the next general election .. they know exactly what they are doing

  • bench
    bench Online Community Member Posts: 129 Empowering

    Yeah you think you get atleast a 1 point, but as I qualified for standard , I didn't want to rock the boat, if that makes sense, due a reassessment in November 26, when it all changes just my luck

  • bench
    bench Online Community Member Posts: 129 Empowering

    So I been on incapacity benefit then ESA since 1996 for severe anxiety disorder and severe irritable bowel syndrome to be fair my last ESA assessment was back in 2012, but they always put be in work related activity group, then after once or twice seeing a work coach they realize,there no way a can work, and don't make me do any activities I do soil myself sometimes due to my IBS and it normally brought on my having anxiety attack ,catch 22 , embarrassing but it it's what it's , my question is ,I have my ESA 50 and returned back in September, so waiting on a reassessment, why are they not putting me in a support group what am I doing or am saying wrong any pointers please, both my conditions are really bad at the moment due to the stress of the green paper, and if they put me in work related activity group again , I don't know what I do, as I sure their make me engage, and I just can't, my doctor write a supporting letter I sent of with my ESA 50, thought I have not doubt that will be ignored or lost , any help please people

  • secretsquirrel1
    secretsquirrel1 Online Community Member Posts: 619 Trailblazing

    Ellen Clifford just released a video on the reforms on YouTube channel Ben claimant . She mentions legal action and asks if anyone would like to put their name forward as a case

  • secretsquirrel1
    secretsquirrel1 Online Community Member Posts: 619 Trailblazing

    hi all ,

    Ellen Clifford has released a video on YouTube channel Ben claimant regarding the benefits reforms . She explains the changes and her thoughts plus action that is being planned including legal action

  • Jenwren
    Jenwren Online Community Member Posts: 81 Empowering

    Welome to the forum! My God, this green paper is the gift that keeps giving. I mean taking. Pretty sure I'm in that catagory, I think I get both income and contribution based. Yay. Thank you for pointing this out though, it's really important

  • luvpink
    luvpink Online Community Member Posts: 1,778 Championing
  • secretsquirrel1
    secretsquirrel1 Online Community Member Posts: 619 Trailblazing

    I don’t know how to link but if you find Ben claimant Ellen is the latest video. If you subscribe you’ll get all the updates

  • secretsquirrel1
    secretsquirrel1 Online Community Member Posts: 619 Trailblazing

    hi , yes I think it is . Just released about an hour ago ? Thank you for sharing the link .

  • deewhite
    deewhite Online Community Member Posts: 22 Contributor

    Im The same ,I get indefinite dla high rate for mobility and income related esa support group, waiting for the dreaded migration letter. God knows how all this will effect me.😪

  • luvpink
    luvpink Online Community Member Posts: 1,778 Championing

    Thank you so much.

    I feel much more optimistic after watching that.

    Ellen is amazing and so inspirational.

  • secretsquirrel1
    secretsquirrel1 Online Community Member Posts: 619 Trailblazing

    we know work is being done in the background already which is good

  • Tigertim
    Tigertim Online Community Member Posts: 4 Listener

    I am on LCWRA for ME Syndrome, not getting pip, i did try for it but it went badly and i ended up walking out while my dad had a stand up argument with the asessesor for 10 minutes.

    As things stand we all know LCWRA payment will be frozen at its 2025 rate until 2029/2030 at which point i presume LCWRA abrubtly ends for all 600,000 odd claiments with no safety net for those unable to work.

    At this point it is totally unclear how all 600,000 will be able to be re-assesed for pip in a short space of time to to be able to have a continaution of UC health component or even if it is going to be done automatically or if it's something all LCWRA claiments will need to do themselves before 2028.

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