Upcoming changes to benefits
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Alot of people should get 4 on certain things but only ever get 2 and are to scared to appeal incase they lose their whole award . It's so unfair
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Yes I believe they said they’re combined JSA and contribution based ESA (someone correct me if wrong)
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Thier going to make it sound fantastic
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Can't stop crying sorry I know we're the same
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Dont want to do this it's to much
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Will reassessment be for excisting claamts
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It makes sense why the Migraiton move is happening. Everything will be under UC. I’m now seriously considering not migrating over. Not worth the risk it’s going to cause.
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so we all have to be reassessed
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for those of us in LCWRA of UC, did she say our LCWRA element won’t be reduced until next April or am I misunderstanding?
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WCA being scrapped from 2028, PIP to automatically entitle a Universal Credit claimant to LCWRA.
So you’re getting test for PIP for both PIP and LCWRA
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I will need to read the actual paper to understand all of what she said around all of the benefits as I am not great understanding an oral tirade, but from a PIP perspective, I feel like at the very least we can take from it - no vouchers, and no means testing (good things). And while the 4 points threshold is controversial, I am also relieved it isn't relating to mobility which is the bit I rely on most (being unable to navigate out of a paper bag).
I would like more details of this 4 points threshold - and whether it's 4 points in one thing and then scattered points in others or over 4 points in everything. And how often the DWP will push people down to 2 in assessments to remove their eligibility - having fought for my 4 points in preparing a meal!
I also read some reports they were changing the enhanced level from 12 to 16. That will impact people, especially with regards to how assessments may or may not happen. The press reporting on increased assessments seem to have been mixed up as she only mentioned them with respect to ESA and WCA as far as I can tell. Nothing said about PIP assessments at all or the mess that they currently are.
So yeah. Next job will be to read the green paper. But I am at least taking as a positive the obliteration of vouchers and means testing from the PIP table.
Anything else I reserve judgement on for now.
Hugs to everyone, we're all in this together.3 -
So if contributed recently i.e you've just come on to esa after work it will be a mix of the both but if been on esa a while it stays the same.
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I m lost by all of this
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that’s how I read it on guardian . So lcwra becomes like a disability premium? But it will be based on how your disability affects you not on your capacity to work . Is that right ?
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OK folks, I know that was a lot to take in and a lot of it was sounding vague. Remember this is only the green paper, so we may not get solid plans still. Once we've read through it properly, we'll make sure we do a post to break it down for everyone and Scope will of course give a statement as soon as we can.
Be gentle with yourselves please. ❤️
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Albus please could you post updates as they come up to make it easier for us to understand
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brilliant, thank you! That break down post will be super helpful and much appreciated
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So I don't know if this is the right thing but I just found this on the govt offical website - it looks like the green paper, but I need to double check.
I'm going to try to read through it and see what I can understand
If it helps anyone it's here:
There's also copies in large print and something about evidence here:
I'll see if I can find a way to do bullet points of main points if that would help anyone?
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so do we have to re apply for pip ?
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