The Green Paper Discussion (the document link is here too!)
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Hi, Can someone explain the legacy Esa and ns Esa bit, as I'm confused. I moved from incapacity benefit to cb Esa only around 2019 so what kind of Esa am I? Also any info on what happens with people still on dla?
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They are thinking that they save money either way - either you go to work, or you die. Either is acceptable to them.
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Can someone explain this to me. So if you get PIP, you will still get LCWRA, right? And the PIP assessment will be all you need, you won't get an extra assessment for the LCWRA? But at the same time they are bringing in more frequent assessments for UC. If I get PIP and automatically qualify for LCWRA, will I still have to be assessed again for UC?
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Forgot to say I have no uc or income related benefits, just cb Esa and dla
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Tomorrow Charlie Anderson will be posting a video of the breakdown of the new benefit reforms. I know some don’t agree with her methods but she explains things clearly and I personally think the more information the better. I’ll post on here when the video is up for anyone interested. Hopefully we can all start to feel a little better today as we at least know more of what’s happening and be rest assured others who are on our side will be planning action to fight for us all x
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new to here, been getting standard rate pip and high rate mobility since 2015 but only score 2 points on most of the descriptors, so with the changes would I not qualify as I don’t score 4 points on any of them, also I’m in the support group for contribution based esa since 2019 when I was given Ill health retirement from my job what going to happen to people in the support group is it being scrapped? Will they force me to look for work? I will loose every bit of income as have as I get ill health retirement pension from my previous NHS job
My pip is currently being reviewed on a soft touch review
Not slept a wink last night worried sick
Conflicting information online so if anyone can answer any of my questions would really appreciate it
Thanks
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That all well and good but what if you lose your pip will you lose your lcwra?
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O.K., if I had power and influence over the community and every single disabled person in the Country receiving benefits, I would turn this around and say to the Government 'We all want an assessment' but you need to carry it out within the next 6 months'. We all send in a letter requesting the assessment with the time limit.
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People would be afraid of losing their current benefit award 🤣
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I don't know yet Catherine, none of it is set in stone - good or bad. Stay strong and keep fighting ✊️
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Considering making a voluntary claim for PIP from current indefinite DLA award before November 2026 when the 4 point rule is due to be implemented and new UC “health premium” brought in which would be a massive cut from current LCWRA payments.
I’m guessing if I wait to be “invited” to claim PIP, I would become a new UC claimant and be therefore subject to the PIP 4 point rule and LCWRA cuts.
On the other hand doing so may well flag me to the department and trigger punitive reassessments straight away to prevent my intentions.
This is how conspiracy theories become reality!
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If anyone can help.. I'm already on pip so does that mean I'll keep it although not sure what points I have.
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Also I've not read anywhere this morning about the jsa esa merger. I'm on esa because of severe anxiety that had all my life so do I need to look for a job even though I can't? Help appreciated
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When will the government stop lumping together the disabled and the unemployed? They clearly need different programs. Gov need to stop the current madness of "reforms" altogether and start all over again.
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She looks terrible. The perfect look to scare children.
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To me I see it as if you get a good assessor who doesn’t want to stab you in the back you may be found severe enough so that exempts you from constant assessments. This frees up the assessors to give more frequent assessments to the rest of us even if our conditions don’t change or are likely to. Timms said this morning when asked if they’ll make any more cuts in future, you don’t know what will happen in 5 years . Well will do know the Labour Party will be finished by then but who will replace them that’s the thing .
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that’s really interesting. Have they removed it ? Did you screenshot it by any chance? I wonder if anyone from scope can clarify this ?
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Yes maybe, but watch the DWP / Gov responding to 3.6m people within 6 months would be fun, 'there is method in that madness'.
'Please, please stop writing to us, o.k. no assessments'.
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and dwp staff on pip. I actually called Atos once and was requesting a phone assessment as recommended by dwp because of the stress of my previous one. The Atos call staff said of yes there’re not nice are they I have them too .
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Morning. I probably will lose my pip. I guess it as good while it lasted. I am not sure. But this is very distressing. They should get the cuts somewhere else.. I assume they are mostly attacking people on pip. And some on UC.. right.. in any case this is really very distressing...
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