The Timm's Review and Pip/mental health conditions

axab43

Can I ask what other people's opinions are on this? Did pat mcfadden state that all people with mental health conditions would have pip payments stopped in the Timm's Review? Or is there differentiating between mental health conditions. Severe depression can affect people's lives greatly and be very debilitating. He seems to have been very casual and even suggested people with mental health conditions should not receive benefits at all. Surely that is discriminatory?

Also, can I ask, for anyone who knows about such processes, how long it would likely take such major welfare reforms as seem to be planned to go through Government and put into practice? I am supposed to be reassessed for PIP next October, though it is usually a few month's beforehand and I retire in 2029. I am hoping these reforms might be put into practice after my PIP re-assessment?