The Green Paper Discussion (the document link is here too!)
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No I think the other one. Also 4pts for daily living
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My partner gets daily living and mobility on Pip. If she loses daily living next year and keeps mobility (enhanced) I as her full time carer will lose Carers allowance.? If so it's a disgrace.
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Hi, wonder if you can reply or know please? I am on 'light touch' with the end to my 'term' of ten years in 2028. I failed to get a 4 in one of my daily descriptors but am on the PIP enhanced rate as scored 3 on most of them. What I wanted to know is, should I tell them my health has declined further now, or should I wait for my review? I am one of the pensionable aged who got moved from DLA to PIP. Thank you.
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I believe the other ESA, income based is being transitioned to Universal Credit, don’t know much about it. Maybe some one else can help regarding that.
Do you have 4pts for daily living in total?
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As far as I know your award will be honoured and then you will have the light touch assessment as normal when it is due. The only thing is, by then the 4 points thing will apply. Someone on here yesterday managed to contact the PIP people and this is what they told them. They said you wont be reassessed until your normal light touch date.
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MB8 I'm in the same position as you. I claim CB ESA and was given a 10 year award and put into the support group. All will become clearer in the coming days/weeks regarding this by the government. I'm just waiting to hear on how we'll be affected straight from the horses mouth, so to speak.
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Oh dear, what a shame their recording equipment suddenly didn't work… 🤔
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My advice from all my understanding so far is do NOTHING! you are currently receiving your pip award. The changes haven't not yet been enacted. That has to happen .and then it does not apply till nov 2026. Like you, I also have light touch review after my 10 years in 2030 but my award is considered ongoing probably like yours. They had said existing claimants will not be reviewed for new pip criteria until when next due for assessment so so nothing until that time of course. Given the likelihood you have a progressively worsening condition like me, no doubt by your light touch review which is done on paper , you can inform them of worsening need for daily care. This may then prompt a f2f review and you should hopefully be scores higher for daily living but that is a long way off 3 years still. I lot could still change by then..don't worry for now is my advice. Concentrate on the category that you can becauase they probably underscored you on and explain your needs. I am sure you can also appeal if necessary. Government did also say they wish to eliminate reassessment for most severe of conditions so maybe we will find that they don't even bother with light touch reviews and perhaps you'll just stay as you are. The whole thing is just ridiculous frankly. What they think they will save on paying benefits they will lose out in time and money on even more appeals.
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Thank you for the helpful reply, it's sensible advice and I will try to forget it all for now, sorry to ask, but am feeling so low today about all of this. Thanks.
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Yes i think so.. I hope so too if anyone can help
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in my case they blamed the dwp for booking an assessor who didn’t have equipment. The dwp said they don’t book the appointments . I believe the dwp were telling the truth . Atos were lying yet again
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My local MP, who is Labour, wrote to me (unprompted, I hadn't emailed her yet, was planning to today) and she is very much against the Green Paper Reforms. Hope that may be of help? Knowing that even Labour MPs are against this. Gave me a glimmer of hope today so hope it does for others.
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@secretsquirrel1 I used an old mobile to record the conversation while I spoke on my mums phone to the assessor, even though it was being recorded by "them".Funny my link to download the recording didn't work...hmmmm.so I requested a cd copy.
Made little to no difference as the rubbish chatted on my report were a joke if not so serious an issue. xx
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I don’t think you can get PIP if you have 4 pts overall within all the questions of daily living
You currently need a minimum of 8pts combined between all 10 questions.
From nov 26, you’ll need to score at least 4 pts in a single question and have an overall of at least 8pts from all 10 questions.
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Most are truly evil . The dirt of job that would suit demented Kendall , Rachel from accounts and psycho starmer
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The criteria itself won’t be changed — the descriptors are staying the same. The change is that now your score for Daily Living needs to include 4 points (or more) on at least one descriptor.
So same criteria and same points for meeting descriptors but the way your score is added up is different, if that makes sense x
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Can someone advise how do you know if you are on *light touch * reviews ? My next one is due April 2026 .
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I can definitely understand that. I have been in a panic too.
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I cant uunderstand your English in this sentence
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