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

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  • Fuji
    Fuji Online Community Member Posts: 108 Empowering

    It won't make things worse for you. The pip changes have to go through parliament and that won't be a quick process.

  • JasonRA
    JasonRA Online Community Member Posts: 185 Pioneering

    What is perverse is that Starmer's mother had an incapacitating disease, Still's disease to my knowledge. You would think such an experience will make you more sympathetic or empathetic towards disabled people. A part of me isn't surprised at Starmer, he's a cold, callous and calculated Man, I've seen invertebrates with more spine than him.

    My mother said if a Labour, a Tory or a Reform candidate knocks on this door she will give them a piece of her mind. Sometimes things need to be said.

  • carbow32
    carbow32 Online Community Member Posts: 252 Empowering

    They could start anytime now. They will assess people who likely to have a change of award first.

  • carbow32
    carbow32 Online Community Member Posts: 252 Empowering

    Is it a sticky plaster though. I would probably get a series of 2 points on a 2 year award. Then lose it on review. The last time I applied I had been out of a psychiatric unit less than a year. I was really mentally poorly. I got zero points and did not have the strength to fight it. I think though I do have energy to fight it now. Out of anger as well!

  • Nutmegge
    Nutmegge Online Community Member Posts: 1 Listener

    I was under scored in my pip assessment never getting more than 2 in some categories but still got enhanced. My award ends in November 2027; itโ€™s guaranteed that my review will happen in November 2026 or later just as the new proposals are said to be introduced. I donโ€™t know what to do should I ask for mandatory reconsideration if no activity gets 4.

  • geckobat
    geckobat Online Community Member Posts: 74 Contributor

    It was more that I've always had bad thoughts of it triggering a reassessment for LCWRA and then deciding to take everything away even though if anything I've worsened since I was given LCWRA. Might just be heavy anxiety over it all that's making me paranoid

  • carbow32
    carbow32 Online Community Member Posts: 252 Empowering
    edited March 19

    you should the system needs flooding to teach them I need to do it too

  • YogiBear
    YogiBear Online Community Member Posts: 141 Empowering

    Brilliant points Jen. I mentioned some of the points that you stated in my response to the Green Paper. I love reading your posts. They keep me grounded.๐Ÿ‘๏ธ

  • geckobat
    geckobat Online Community Member Posts: 74 Contributor

    Are you going to apply? I'm nervous, don't know what to do

  • bench
    bench Online Community Member Posts: 129 Empowering

    I am in similar situation, with severe anxiety disorder and cant go shopping or use public transportation, I can go out but can't have social interactions and they scored me 0 on this daily on pip

  • carbow32
    carbow32 Online Community Member Posts: 252 Empowering

    It shouldn't but a few years back I received a PIP and LCWRA assessments forms within 2 weeks of each other. It felt to me to be on purpose. That said I am very anxious and paranoid person as well.

  • Fuji
    Fuji Online Community Member Posts: 108 Empowering

    Applying for pip won't trigger an LCWRA reassessment. Pip and lcwra have always been separate. Though wont be with the new changes if they do actually get through parliament.

  • carbow32
    carbow32 Online Community Member Posts: 252 Empowering

    I keep saying I will do it tomorrow but think I should just bite the bullet. So many people losing out on money scared of the stress of it and will it cause a LCWRA review. I didn't fight them last time they zeroed me. If I do do it I will take them all the way to tribunal this time.

    This is the biggest way we can protest against them as disabled people who would struggle to protest in Westminster. Is to flood their PIP system. It will also delay current people with awards to be reassessed.

  • Donna_donna
    Donna_donna Online Community Member Posts: 28 Empowering

    Yes,so it helps when you see you're not the only one who thinks along those lines :-)

  • Vulcress
    Vulcress Online Community Member Posts: 83 Empowering

    Have they actually confirmed its "working age" all these reforms will impact?

    because doing a search the PIP reforms seem to be missing any mention of OAP's not being affected, Its just PIP the system.

  • Ross1975
    Ross1975 Online Community Member Posts: 125 Empowering

    That's crazy, so some people get told how long they'll have LCWRA for?

    On my letter back in 2019 it doesn't say how long my award is for or when I'll next have a reassessment, it just says 'We may ask you to attend another work capability assessment in the future'.

  • Ross1975
    Ross1975 Online Community Member Posts: 125 Empowering

    If they turn you down they wont take LCWRA from you. While I've been on LCWRA I applied for PIP, I was unsuccessful but kept my LCWRA.

  • carbow32
    carbow32 Online Community Member Posts: 252 Empowering

    you

    you can ask them they have a date on their system which is a guide only

  • Jenwren
    Jenwren Online Community Member Posts: 81 Empowering

    Oh wow. Thank you! ๐Ÿ˜Š That's so good to hear. I honestly think that's the hardest and most important thing any of us can do right now, to just keep us grounded with whatever works for us.

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