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You can even get Your doctor to write you are unable to travel look at it this way your be having assessment before November 2026 so forms not changed don't be frightened of them I wrote they don't cover equality act I said the assessments give me ptsd which they do all of us think I said you don't tell me what I can and do I'm telling you easy for me to say don't worry but honestly when you stick up for yourself it's not as bad
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I didn't care about pandemic no people around I didn't watch new had no jabs bit I genuinely feel for the people who was terrified because I feel that with these proposed cuts but no ones talking about people who was maimed by the Jabs caused so much ill health in people that is shocking all that went on suggestion why do you do a risk assessment on the new pip criteria the damage it will cause could show on here and we could all send to our mps
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I was even going to order a death certificate and put my details in seriously and for cause of death write DWP /PIP actually I'm going to do that
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Question one people are taking as this is going ahead it's hasn't been passed yet ?? Question Two is the pip form saying the same or changing questions on form ? As I scored 4 on face to face and there was definitely other points I didn't challenge so it could be possible to contest it if goes to MR for alot of us what do people think also read article that said look at your award letters to see where you did score points previously and if no change really focus on them and all obviously
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Exactly with all the understanding and intelligence and people who are good at drafting letters that hiw we should reunite power is knowledge let's use our energy on this together times running out I read they could even pass this as a law now if they please and still go ahead November I learnt alot from poppy
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IIs So good to see your passion and you write so beautifully and get the point across in a articulate way I've sent loads of emails in my head it sounds good bit to put pen to paper is hard so it's good to know that people in the same position are speaking out and imagine it's us and millions of others gosh imagine thier inboxes
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With respect, I think it’s important to address a few points more accurately.
ESA was introduced in 2008 by the Labour government, under James Purnell as the minister in charge at the time, not Iain Duncan Smith.
In 2010 when the Conservative-Liberal coalition government took over, Iain Duncan Smith made significant changes to welfare, including reforms to Labour's ESA. He also introduced PIP and Universal Credit under the 2012 Welfare Reform Act. While these welfare changes have been heavily criticised, there is no evidence to support claims of corruption.
The Oxford comma, also known as the serial comma, is the comma placed before the final conjunction in a list. However, in the case of ESA, there’s no clear evidence that punctuation had any serious legal consequences.
That said, language precision does matter in legislation. The idea that a misplaced or missing comma could create loopholes isn’t entirely far-fetched, but it’s unlikely that punctuation alone was responsible for significant welfare changes.
The reforms and rule changes affecting ESA were more about policy interpretations, eligibility criteria, and government decisions, rather than grammatical technicalities.
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I did exactly what you did when my pip assessment was due last November, I refused a face to face and demanded a paper based one instead. I too quoted the equality act 2010 and about reasonable adjustments etc, I also stressed about traveling giving me panic attacks and PTSD, I was firm but fair witht them. To my surprise 2 weeks later i got a text saying my review was complete (paperbased) and was awarded an extra 2 years than i got last time.
Like you say, standing up for yourself does and can work, DWP depend on making you feel frightened of them so they get their own way!!
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Been asked to withdraw statements about ADHD and Autism or resign !
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Nipsa trade union considering strike action over benefit cuts Do we have trade union who support us
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It also includes carers allowance being taken away .
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Finally got a reply from my Labour MP - he’s toeing the party line. Feel so disappointed in him. He’s new this time around - our usual MP retired.
Did I read somewhere that responses are being collected? Can anyone point me in the right direction?
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I get 10 points for not being able to travel to unfamiliar places so surely this is taken into consideration when asked to travel to unfamiliar places
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Id also get a letter from your GP too explaining your difficulties in traveling i.e, anxiety, trauma, or other issues that might affect you or make your condition worse. I would try ringing pip first before your review and ask for either a telephone or paperbased assessment, I think I got mine paperbased as this time I made sure I put in loads of evidence from my family, GP, kept a diary for 2 weeks showing how my condition affects me, got my brother to write a letter saying what he does for me, making meals, etc. If they have enough evidence, usually it will be paperbased, although now and again they might ring you just to claify a few points, but nothing like a full assessment.
Try not to worry too much, I know that's easier said than done, but like you say, you had 10 points in one discriptor, that's 7 more than I had, so you should be fine, they can't make you have a face to face under the equality act 2010 if it puts you in danger and would cause you any harm.
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i saw that …
from ireland though …..
are the changes effecting the people of ireland as well or are they like scotland and come under different legislation ?
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NIPSA video …
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MW, IDS created the ESA migration rules is what I mean. He set up the Centre for Social Justice in 2004 and has worked hand-in-hand with DWP ever since. I still don't know anything about PIP, though!
"No causal link was found" between the ESA regulations and claimant suicides in government-commissioned reviews of the WCA but that doesn't mean there wasn't one. It meant they hadn't found it. Professor Harrington has since told us that vital evidence was not made available to him. What a surprise!
You skipped past the 'modified' ESA regs in 2011 that IDS snuck through without anyone noticing. The evidence is right there!
Yes, the Oxford Comma was omitted in the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 and the evidence is also right there even if I'm the only one telling you this 🙄
A welfare rights officer with 20 years experience of benefits advice didn't know what I was talking about or didn't believe me (same difference) but that hasn't stopped me trying to get the truth out.
Now please, as I've already suggested, revisit those reforms then come back and tell me I'm wrong ok?
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Twitter.
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Hopefully it will send a msg to Labour that people aren't happy with their policies.
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Saw this on Dr Jay Watts Twitter account:
this is a FOI request by https://x.com/MartinJBonner
These figures show that 1.3 million people will lose PIP.
Those who also get health top up and care allowance, they will lose that too.I think That’s a saving of 5 billion a year not in the 4 year period stated by the government and only counting PIP awards
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