The Green Paper Discussion (the document link is here too!)

What @YogiBear ? Clobbered or confused? There is something about new claimants only in that section.

I'm going to be affected as well. I'm also under 'severe conditions criteria' and was given a long award. This proposed changes change everything.

Do you attend any of the London Hospitals for Fibro & ME? i only ask as theyre 2 of the conditions i have along with my other co-morbids; so i attend St Thomas' Hospital

yep exactly.. that’s what I think too. If you have savings then you will lose NS ESA after that one year thing. Which isn’t currently the case so that’s a big change and loss for me.

Same for me, I have savings from when I worked so I will have to move over UC eventually now by the looks of it.

I dont have a ton of savings so i'd still get some money from UC, but probably less than what I currently get from CB ESA.

@YogiBear
https://forum.scope.org.uk/profile/YogiBear

To me, it reads as though the conflation of benefits and the time-limit apply to new CB-ESA claimants only. When we are reassessed it's to continue an existent claim. It also emphasizes temporary conditions rather than lifelong disability. Very unclear though.

Any changes apply on your next review following the legislation change, if on the review you dont get any 4 point descriptors on daily living you wont be eligible, if you have at least one 4 point descriptor and get at least 8 points total you will get an award as before.
In addition there is still descriptor changes coming, but they now wont happen until after the other stuff is put in place, so they have been delayed.