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I'm OK, thanks, but I can't get my mind from all this viscous business. Even the pain I'm in beats living with the fear.
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Remember to complete the Green Paper questionnaire and, if need be, return to it if you think of something you hadn't the first time. Call them out (politely) for not consulting on key changes.
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Hi Everyone
i emailed Starmer yesterday as ive just had enough of this, goverment in a mess with their finances so lets target the most vulnerable and take what they have to make our goverment book right.
So many issues i went through but dont think will hear back from him.
will keep email all mps like i have been doing
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It is very strange. Maybe, just maybe the light bulb moment has happened for them and they're now seriously considering U turning on WFP and the cruel benefit reforms, doing this will surely get them some votes back. I know they haven't said anything, but maybe they wont until things are concrete.
I'd rather never vote Labour again even if they do do a u-turn because of what they've done, but what's the alternative? If I vote for Greens they'll probably not get in and because that's one less vote for Labour it'll be more likely that the Tories or Reform will succeed and then we'd be back where we are with all the worry and things could be much, much worse than they are now.
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People with long awards-say 2028 and further; are pip going to deliberately review them earlier, due to all these changes
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Thank you for giving a link to this report the data contained in which gives not only a direct correlation between the impact on those of working age & how many are Labour constituents, but also how those worst affected will likely be impacted:
''Given that PIP is a health-related benefit, we also assessed the association between life expectancy at birth as an indicator of population health and total estimated loss in PIP. Again, there is a strong association between the two, such that the areas set to lose the most tend to have much lower life expectancies''
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Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this report. It really helps to see how all these issues are connected. It’s worrying that so many of the areas most affected are Labour constituencies. The impact on these communities could be massive, and it’s hard to ignore how much more they’re at risk because of these cuts.
Honestly, I never thought I’d see Labour let down the voters who trusted them. Labour have clearly moved away from their core values, and it’s hard to understand how they can ignore the very people who have always depended on them for support. It feels like they’ve forgotten who they’re supposed to stand up for.
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With reviews it is a year before the pip award ends, so you don't lose that year .
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One moderate Labour MP said the party had won a “cost of living election” last July but then had failed to improve the situation for people’s cost of living, while actively making it worse for the elderly and disabled.“That would be a very tough sell anyway but when coupled with countless millions the government can find to house young men arriving on boats every day, it is unsustainable to say we just can’t afford the winter fuel payment or Pip,” he said, referring to personal independence payments, a form of benefit for the sick and disabled.“Reinstating winter fuel and revisiting Pip changes are the minimum that must be done if we want to prevent a Reform wipeout,” he added.Another Labour MP who is seen as a supporter of Starmer said: “I’m sure the government is reflecting on the issues that contributed to the losses last week, including winter fuel payments and disability and health benefits.”
Keir Starmer is facing fresh pressure from his Labour MPs to reverse cuts to the winter fuel allowance after the government’s welfare decisions were partly blamed for the party’s setbacks in Thursday’s local elections.
Labour MPs press Keir Starmer to rethink benefits cuts after local elections
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My pip review is underway 17 months early.
I was shocked to get it so early.
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Oh, wow @luvpink … that is really early. 🤔
Do you mind saying what was the duration of your award, and if you're of working age?
That information may allow us to begin to see a pattern of how they are approaching this in advance of the expected (and dreaded) changes.
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that is very early , hope it all goes well for you .
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The link that sarah_lea provided also went on to reference Health Equity North's report saying,''….many Labour campaigners said benefit cuts were a more potent issue in the local elections in the so-called “Red Wall”, the former Labour heartlands of the Midlands and northern England. Over the weekend some MPs have been sharing research suggesting the proposed changes to Pip could have a “devastating” effect on some of the most deprived communities in England. The report from Health Equity North, a group of academics, said the cuts would fall hardest on the north-east and north-west of England. “The 10 worst-hit constituencies are all Labour-held, and in ‘Red Wall’ areas…”
I've just emailed Kemi Badenoch including a link to Health Equity North's report: as I feel it's important reading for any MP that may hopefully listen.
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