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

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  • 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! 😊 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.

  • geckobat
    geckobat Online Community Member Posts: 74 Contributor

    That's good to know, thanks!

    And thanks to others who replied, I'm losing track a bit. I might try and apply and see what happens if I can summon the courage lol

  • Jenwren
    Jenwren Online Community Member Posts: 81 Empowering

    I'd be willing to help give people any pointers if they want to try for PIP.

  • Jenwren
    Jenwren Online Community Member Posts: 81 Empowering

    I'll try to give people pointers if they like as I went through it for first time in about late 2023.

  • geckobat
    geckobat Online Community Member Posts: 74 Contributor

    Wow thank you so much for all this info about the process, I really appreciate it so much! I'm going to save and re-read it a few to time to let it sink in and hopefully I'll be able to try to apply.
    Did you have your assessment over the phone or face-to-face?

  • Andi66
    Andi66 Online Community Member Posts: 873 Trailblazing

    Even mel Stride said it was rushed and that the vunerable would lose out. That it was done because of reeves failed budget. Unions are against it as well

  • Jenwren
    Jenwren Online Community Member Posts: 81 Empowering

    So quick shout out to anyone who's just on UC/ESA support group (sorry forgot the intials, my brain is tired!) or anyone else thinking of daring to apply for PIP. I'd be happy to try to provide some tips/advice having gone through it in 2023. I'm thinking of doing a booklet/document/pdf people could use - if that's something that'd be helpful or of interest to any one?

    Just a quick disclaimer - I'm not an expert, far from it, 2023 was my first time applying for PIP ever. But I learnt a lot and found a lot of helpful advice during the whole process.

  • carbow32
    carbow32 Online Community Member Posts: 252 Empowering

    What is the worse they can do … not give you enough points. Then you can decide to leave it or appeal it. In the meantime you have contributed in flooding their system and after yesterday they really deserve it.

  • Middleton
    Middleton Online Community Member Posts: 246 Empowering

    Had the exact same score, despite all of the specialists that deal with me stating otherwise.

    DWP are a law unto themselves!

  • geckobat
    geckobat Online Community Member Posts: 74 Contributor
  • Ross1975
    Ross1975 Online Community Member Posts: 122 Empowering
  • Ross1975
    Ross1975 Online Community Member Posts: 122 Empowering
  • evelyncourtney
    evelyncourtney Online Community Member Posts: 96 Empowering

    They haven’t changed, don’t worry — the descriptors in the link you posted after this are exactly the same as the current ones. It does look a bit confusing because of how the article lays them out, but it’s just because they’ve only included things that would make you eligible for 4+ points and omitted any under that.

    So if you got awarded 4 points on something, and your ability to do it hasn’t changed, then you SHOULD still qualify for 4 points on it on your next review.

    The Green paper makes no reference to changing the eligibility criteria x

  • geckobat
    geckobat Online Community Member Posts: 74 Contributor

    Not cheesy at all, thank you so much for your kindness and advice as well as all the info, the more the better. It's all very much appreciated and take care of yourself too!

  • WhatThe
    WhatThe Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 3,643 Championing
    edited March 19

    I'm thinking isn't there that Law group Leigh Day maybe we could all email them to see if they could represent us forum claimants Vs Government or something

    They've made a packet from the benefits fiasco - we've kept them busy for years!

  • carbow32
    carbow32 Online Community Member Posts: 252 Empowering

    Yeah they will bring these things in to try keep us sweet after all this .. ironically around the time of the next general election .. they know exactly what they are doing

  • bench
    bench Online Community Member Posts: 129 Empowering

    Yeah you think you get atleast a 1 point, but as I qualified for standard , I didn't want to rock the boat, if that makes sense, due a reassessment in November 26, when it all changes just my luck

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