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

Catherine21 · March 21

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1003647#Comment_1003647

Oh know thier saying you can't respond to green paper online !!!!! Unbelievable

YogiBear · March 21

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1003888#Comment_1003888

We'll just have to wait and hopefully the government will clarify and make it crystal clear what they intend to do.

Hopeless · March 21

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1004023#Comment_1004023

It sounds like you’re light touch but I’m not. Ah well…..I’ll be in my 60’s before my next review so another 10 year award would take me over pension age. I have resigned myself to collecting evidence again

luvpink · March 21

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1003890#Comment_1003890

Yes its been lovely.

YogiBear · March 21

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1003983#Comment_1003983

@sparrow77 The points you've stated I've also said in my response to the Green Paper. I responded by saying 'I hope they have social services/care plans/NHS on standby to pick up the pieces due to the fallout of this if this goes through'.

egister · March 21

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1003027#Comment_1003027

In other words, the representative authorities in your case did not help to solve your problems. This is also evident from this thread. So the declared functions of the representative authorities are fiction. Why then deal with them?
My very small, many years ago experience of working at the lowest level of local government has long strengthened my conviction about the uselessness of the election system for ordinary people.

Jenwren · March 21

I'll try to post this PIP guide in a few days but I need to work on it a bit and unfortuntely all the news and stress re reforms has sent my CFS and ADHD into a tailspin and my body's crashed and now I'm coming down with a virus.

I'm going to have to rest for a few days or more, but I *will* try to post the PIP guide when I'm able and hopefully it will help people.

I know this is a really frightening time for us all, and we desperately want infomation and answers now but please remember this is going to be a slow process both for us and the government. We need to and must look after own health - physical, mental and emotional.

Please be kind, caring and compassionate to yourselves.

Hopeless · March 21

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1004057#Comment_1004057

I don’t know. I’m not sure the decision maker was aware ongoing awards exist as she stated all PIP awards are given for fixed terms as circumstances might change. It was an MR decision (increased from 4 years to 10) so I’m taking it as a win anyway

hsm · March 21

Am surprised that not many healthy working class people have made a big fuss about the Benefits Cuts.

They do not realise that if they became ill in the future it would be impossible to live on this Benefit System which this nasty Party is bringing in.

Ross1975 · March 21

I thought whatever would be in the green paper would take years to get put into place, but some of these things will be put into place in April next year, and then the other things in 2028 just three years away.

Hopefully these things will be shot down, watered down, or at least delayed.

Girl_No1 · March 21

@hsm I get why you're surprised but I'm not. When I was fit, healthy and working, I always assumed if I became too unfit to work, finance would the last thing on my mind so gave it very little thought.

I imagine a lot of others felt/feel the same way. It's only when it actually happens that you realise the financial implications, along with the health impacts.

kittenface19 · March 21

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1003981#Comment_1003981

My reward was supposed to be until August 2024, but my review was in Jan 2024, completed eventually in Jan 2025.

Santosha12 · March 21

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1004076#Comment_1004076

I wonder if people who are working are so worried at the cost of living crisis and how it's all affected their standard of living and lifestyle and fears of tax increases coming etc.etc that there's an apathy towards anyone else suffering, especially if they think it's their taxes that are contributing to us that are sick or disabled. And as @Girl_No1 alludes to, people not thinking it might be them one day needing the support.

I've definitely noticed almost a contempt towards people on benefits (online as I don't go out), and sadly, not just from government.

Zipz · March 21

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1004020#Comment_1004020

There hasn't been anything said about PIP claimants being reassessed early. Whether your wife loses her PIP eventually will depend on whether she can score one 4-point descriptor and 4 more points made up from equal or lower descriptors. That your wife has an indefinite award suggests that she could meet the new regulations at reassessment. Do you know her present points?

Zipz · March 21

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1004036#Comment_1004036

@Catherine21 I responded to the Green Paper online yesterday.

gamer1 · March 21

PIP is already very difficult to get now they will make it more difficult. And what will happen to LCWRA and LCW and those that only get that and no PIP? How many millions are they wanting to suffer because of bad management of a system that should be very straight forward. It doesn't make sense at all. How can you merge PIP and LCWRA when they are completely different benefits. It doesn't make sense.