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

For what its worth a friend of mine has told me there is a fair amount of opposition to the cuts, many people consider 6 billion by end of parliament as not a lot of money for the government, and recognise the harm this will cause. Things like triple lock on pensions and the bail out of thames water are costing far more money, so people are working out the nastiness behind this. People have also started talking about the proposed 2% 10million plus wealth tax that would raise 24 billion a year, its the gossip of an entire office today. Population is going to end up split on it.

Are we going to be reviewed asper our existing due dates for PIP, or do you think they will do them early? My review is in 10 years.

Correct.

I sorry worried33. I still can't understand or see and answer to my question. Will new style ESA support group payment be taken away? And if you don't qualify for UC you get nothing else

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c0jqjl9vg47t?post=asset%3Aa7b16c62-579d-4a2e-ba84-cce5204a97e7#post

well said . I hope you get enhanced for both . You can wave hello to Kendall in your new car as she leaves parliament

Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask, but can anyone confirm the correct wording for my award (group) please as I'm never sure?

I was originally on incapacity benefit since 2004 and was moved to ESA around 2013 I think and placed in the support group. From 2004 DLA and then pip and an ongoing award for pip given in 2019 and says "will be looked at 2029" enhanced for living and mobility. I remember something about a top up for esa, so can anyone tell from my rates exactly what mine is called, and dont think any of it is CB based?

ESA £159.05 per week

Basic - £90.50

Support group - £47.70

Premium? - £20.85

pip - £184.30 per week

enhanced living - £108.55

enhanced mobility - £75.55

I've not had my migration letter yet, but I dont understand for certain what all different acronyms are.

Thank you.

I'm just sitting here thinking what has this country come to.

I'm in the middle of forced migration. I say forced because they forced me to do it. They kept calling my house, asking me when I was going to submit my form (I left it until last minute because of all the stress I'd previously gone through with the JC), when I started ignoring their calls, they sent me a text message telling me that they'll organise a home visit for me to complete their precious form. I completed the form last week and am sitting here waiting for them to do whatever they are going to do until 5th April.

Now this happens today.

I have no idea where I stand.

I've been going through reassessments for both ESA and PIP the last 2.5 years. I finally got my ESA finally completed last Jan (2024) and placed back in the support group. My PIP after a year was completed this Jan (2025). None of that was easy. All of it stressful. Having to go through your form over the telephone and trying to explain to someone what a nightmare your life is was miserable and horrible. Thankfully, the lady who did my assessment was actually a decent lady and seemed aware of Lupus and all the ugliness that goes with it.

Now today happens.

What happens to all those assessments I went through? Do they even count now? Do I have to be reassessed again? I found my PIP paperwork from Jan 2025, the lady who did the assessment didn't even state how long my award is for. She just said, using the information from my other assessment, she can issue a longer award..what does that even mean?

I thought this was normal, until today when everyone in here on PIP seems to know how long their awards are. Also checked my daily living and mobility component and I'm on enhanced for both and I have 2s and 3s on the daily living component and only one 4. Like many here have said, I suspect that will magically disappear at next assessment.

Genuinely thought I had just finished with all this reassessment nonsense in Jan, but looks like this never ending hamster wheel is just going to keep turning.

I'm tired and exhausted by the whole thing.

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it’s only since long Covid that ME has really been talked about. I’ve had ME diagnosed many years with no interest then suddenly it’s all long Covid. But still no help for ME.

As for them recording it I’ll still record it myself as last time dwp wrote that they wanted it recorded. On the day Atos called me 30 mins before assessment to say assessor didn’t have equipment. Then they lied and blamed dwp