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I am 100% behind the people fighting to get the bill scrapped, but I suspect it will go through in some form or other (or there will just be another one down the line).
I'm only PIP, so I'm more concerned about how the review of that will be carried out, but I'm not letting myself get too wound up by it. If I did, it'd affect my ability to work (ironically), so I won't.
But I am rooting for everyone here in the vote later, that whatever happens is the right thing.Also, this govt, like previous, have dodged enshrining the UN values in law, so while we are signed up to the treaty, they are able to bounce around on it and ignore the UN's opinion if they want to. It just shows the contempt of successive groups of politicians for disabled people in general.
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Hi @secretsquirrel1 only what's presently denoted in the bill, which is from April 2026 people with SCC are expected to be entitled to higher rate of the UC/LCWRA however this SCC rate is expected to be frozen at the 2025/26 rates from April 2026 until 2030. Pre-April 2026 claimants are expected to receive a higher rate. The criteria does route back to an earlier reference, so I think this might be covered within the Timms review (but don't quote me on that as I'm no legislation expert). Has there been a change I'm not aware of yet?
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It's on at 1.30 pm on parliament tv .
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Hi holly ,
It’s the fluctuating conditions part for lifetime awards without repeated assessments I’m hoping will be included
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I am the same since recently becoming an ''old'' person, only now on PIP but I was on CON based ESA in the support group. I am really giving whatever support I can to those younger than me, I feel they are in for a very rocky ride if not now, at some point, in the not to distant future.
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Hi @secretsquirrel1, to be honest I'm not sure. It doesn't directly reference it (from what I can see) in the bill. I'd be interested to see how this is covered in the Timms review. It's a really good point, and if you do see anything please let us know.
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Don't get me wrong the worry will be back as bad as ever soon enough , but if you can just give yourself a little break it really helps I've found , I feel with all the stress the government puts us under we forget what enjoying the simple things feels like
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I will holly . I think it’s amendment 17 if I remember correctly
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Does anybody know why the 3rd reading of the UC and PIP bill is so late tonight (7pm) ?
seems that they purposely do these things late to cut down the number of dissenters ?
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What time and channel pls today
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What time today thought was 12.30 ??
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Hi @Wibbles . Not sure, it might be standard to be done end of day. They're currently discussing the bill as we speak, so it may be later to allow time for this. It's all a little new to me as I've only started watching parliament more closely since the benefits welfare bill.
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@secretsquirrel1 Rachael Maskell is raising the fluctuating issue now in Parliament and her proposed amendment. Looks as though as it stands, people would potentially be returning on to the lower amount. Doesn't specify SCC/non-SCC, she's pushing for all to be protected.
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Thank you for the update. I really hope fluctuating conditions get included more for not having constant assessments than anything else 🤞
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@secretsquirrel1 Kirsty Blackman is addressing it now too. She's just said DWP press releases say fluctuating will be covered in SCC. Bill says has to be constant and so she's requesting further clarification from the minister. She's going in to more detail but I'm struggling to keep up typing it all 😅 but the fact that they're raising this can only be a good thing. Light is being shone on it quite a bit today.
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Hopefully people in our position
ESA / lcwra or just lcwra will maybe even get away with not being reassessed at all untill 2029 .... Although I'm expecting one
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Thank you so much . This could help so many of us with fluctuating conditions 🙏🤞
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Sorry, me again @secretsquirrel1. Feel a bit like a parliament commentator this afternoon 😅
Timms has responded to this challenge, and referenced it'll be based on the descriptors and how that person is doing at the time as far as I could tell. Kirsty Blackman has then called on Charities etc to hold him accountable to those words in the future when it comes to legal action on behalf of disabled people if ever required. Hope I've explained that ok 🙈
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