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Yes I did exactly that and found at least one descriptor that was marked as a 2 but should of been a 4
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Attempts to see off a potential rebellion of Labour MPs over reforms to the way disabled people are assessed will not be enough, Sir Keir Starmer has been warned.
One Labour MP told The i Paper that the olive branch of allowing claimants to keep their personal independence payments for a further three months if they fail to qualify under the new rules is an “insult” to disabled people.
Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall is “massively” underestimating the “anger” on Labour benches, another backbencher said, after she outlined the modifications to her Welfare Reform Bill aimed at winning round mutinous MPs.
The Government wants to push through changes to the personal independent payment (PIP) and universal credit to help save billions of pounds as well as encourage more people into work.
The plans, to be introduced in November next year, are designed to save £5bn a year by tightening up the criteria for claiming.
But dozens of Labour MPs believe the measures will unfairly hit vulnerable people and are threatening to rebel when the bill is voted on next month.
Under a tweak to the reforms, hundreds of thousands of people who no longer qualify for PIP will continue to receive payment for 13 weeks – a more generous transition than the standard four-week period.
The sickest benefit recipients with less than 12 months to live and those with the most serious conditions will automatically get a higher rate of universal credit and will not have to go through reassessments, which take place on average every three years, under her plan.
Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall (Photo: Gareth Fuller/PA)
And a new “right to work” scheme previously announced by Kendall will also be introduced at the same time as the bill so welfare recipients can try to return to work without risking losing their entitlements.
‘An insult to disabled people – I won’t vote for them’
However, five would-be Labour rebels told The i Paper that the modifications did not go far enough.
Leading left-winger Clive Lewis who was shadow defence secretary under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership was dismissive of the changes.
“Did I somehow miss that the NHS can now grow back legs and repair spines in 13 weeks?” he said.
“If that isn’t the case, then I’m afraid the answer is still, no.”
Brian Leishman, the MP for Alloa and Grangemouth, said: “If the revised changes are indeed what the Government think will persuade MPs to now support the plans, then they are mistaken.
“These revised changes are an insult to disabled people and I will not vote for them.”Rachael Maskell, the MP for York Central, who has become outspoken on many issues, added: “These changes will not stop people getting ill and needing support but will cause sick people to deteriorate and lose their independence. It just delays these changes by three months.
“The Government are not reforming the social security system they are just punishing sick and disabled people.”
Another MP said that “nothing has changed” under the new plans.
Andy McDonald, the MP for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East, said: “As far as I can see, extending a transition period will still mean a transition into poverty – and so nothing has changed. The Government needs to address members’ concerns – not confront them.”
Richard Burgon, the MP for Leeds East, described the 13-week transition period as “the social security equivalent of a poor redundancy payment that doesn’t change the fact that the future is bleak for people”.
“Disabled people who need assistance to cut their food, wash themselves, dress themselves and go to the toilet will still be losing their vital support. But just a few weeks later.
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“The idea that this cuts it massively underestimates the concern and anger on the Labour benches and in our constituencies.”
The Department for Work and Pensions has pointed to analysis from the Office for Budget Responsibility suggesting that nine in 10 of existing PIP claimants will still be getting their entitlement by the end of the parliament.Government sources also say that the proposed 13-week transition would be one of the most generous transition periods ever introduced by a government.
Kendall said: “When we set out our reforms we promised to protect those most in need, particularly those who can never work. I know from my 15 years as a constituency MP how important this is. It is something I take seriously and will never compromise on.
“That is why we are putting additional protections on the face of the bill to support the most vulnerable and help people affected by the changes. These protections will be written into law – a clear sign they are non-negotiable.”
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Thankyou for your reply bton1968.
I have taken on board what you have advised.
I have been a wreck these past weeks as have been consumed by the intense anxiety regarding these matters.
As have us all ..
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I read on a previous post that Kendall promised no further assessments for people with lifelong conditions and said it’s non negotiable. I think that’s what you’re referring to . It was posted today at 4.19
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I decided to edit the Wikipedia pages of the aforementioned Steven Race MP, Labour, and Luke Charters MP, Labour, and include the fact that they both sit on the all parliamentary group, for ME (Myaglic Encephalomyelitis) yet support Labours benefit cuts which will harm many people from the ME community.
I feel this deceitful behaviour is in the public interest (and may be an indication of character or lack thereof) and should be reported on a wider front.
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If an MP is part of an All Party Parliamentary Group for ME, a condition that severely impacts quality of life, it seems completely contradictory to then support policies, like benefit cuts, that disproportionately harm people living with ME. Supporting a cause publicly while undermining it through policy votes is not just disappointing, it’s misleading. This kind of behaviour absolutely deserves to be made public. Thank you for sharing this.
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Well done Dav1d . Has the ME association commented on them ?
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T. Blair is the originator and orchestrator of the proposed cuts in sickness and disability benefits. Starmer is just a clown doing what the head of the minuscule group that owns the Labour Party tells him. All Starmer wants is to be validated by this group and doesn't care about the rest, including losing power at the next GE.
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I might have understood it wrong but those descriptors regarding LCWRA seems like "you can keep it if we decide you're 'disabled enough' through these very specific requirements."
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Not that Im aware of, but I did send them the info.
DWP cuts are being driven by Starmer adviser Morgan McSweeney
I was not really aware of who this McSweeney was until recently. Now I think he might be becoming public enemy number one. Anathema. Not good to be around. From a career point of view?
Along with Trevor Chinn he was one of the founders of this think tank Labour Together which seems set on viciously attacking disabled people and lying about it.
Richard Murphy gives his opinion on Starmers chief of staff in this short video at around the two minute mark:
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If a disabled person tells the work coach he is in the support group of ESA on migration and is made to go to the job centre despite the disabled person asking for reasonable adaptations like a home visit and an injury happens to the disabled person because he/she was told to attend job centre what could the disabled person do, would he/she have a case to prosecute them for the injury?
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I found this
If a disabled person is required to attend the jobcentre and experiences an accident, they may be able to sue the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) if the accident was a direct result of the DWP's actions or neglect of its duties. The DWP may be liable for negligence or discrimination if the accident was avoidable and caused by their failure to provide reasonable adjustments or accommodations.
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Just checked my forms i sent off years ago & they clearly state i need assistance as can not put things into oven or out safely amongst other things plus my recorded phone conversation you can hear me say i have no idea if anything is cooked properly still got 2 points when needing assstance is 4 points but never complained as i got 12 points. Think ive even got the form before that when i had a face to face *last was phone.
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Can I request my last award letter? I don't appear have one in my wee docs box at home.
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Yeah you can request a copy of your pip award letter
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The person just has to call the ESA number and ask the question to ESA and they will confirm that if youre in the support group you do not have to go into the JC, and then ESA should contact the work coach and tell the work coach as well.
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You know this must be bad when former Con MP Graham Brady praises Kendall at the end of Newsnight there. She's in the wrong party I've always thought.
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I have same . Last form I wrote I need prompting plus help cutting food . I got 2 points . Same situation in other questions . I can now see how I was deliberately steered towards 2 point questions and this was two years ago . The assessor increased my award so I was advised not to appeal the discrepancy but now it makes me wonder if this was always in the pipeline
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I recently migrated over and didn’t have the required ID. They gave me a JC interview but I left a message in my journal and asked for a phone ID appointment and they were fine with that .
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