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

The DWP consultations just keep getting worse and worse, the things highlighted in the b&w article show that they havent learnt anything from the court defeat, they will likely be banking that no one will challenge it in court.

Also the warning that the law for the 4 point change might be in place by end of July this year even if its not kicking in until Nov 2026.

I am not convinced by that message they have even read the green paper properly.

Resumption of WCA's is before the 2 year mark as is the 4 point change to PIP. They have an opinion that challenging the new consultation "might" delay both of these things but are not even sure if it will be challenged.

They seem to think the only thing happening in that time frame is the shift to face to face assessments.

Their post needs more details or a follow up to clarify these things.

What's going on is awful but there is a hell of alot of support.

This is heartening to see. Love Brian Cox!

@Girl_No1 ,well said, and just to add about these three as a snapshot:

Rachel Reeves – Known for restricting winter fuel payments, making life harder for pensioners. Honestly, it’s like she has a special vendetta against pensioners 🙄

Keir Starmer – Believes it’s somehow “moral” to slash disability benefits for the most vulnerable disabled people in our society. It really seems like he’ll try anything irrational and immoral… Truly frightening 😰

 Liz Kendall – So obsessed with her £6 billion saving that she’d scrape the last morsel of food off disabled people’s plates. Does she even care about human/equality rights for disabled people? 🤔

Is there any civic sense in any of these three?

I think we are all distressed by the changes to PIP but it's not acceptable to attack fellow claimants.

How do you know that PIP is an "income choice" for many claimants? I'd much rather have enjoyed a healthy life.

PIP is not a "top up". It enables somes claimants to work. It's non means-tested status is essential and must remain.

Every PIP claimant is assessed, some on paper if they can provide adequate evidence.

I doubt that "half the City of Birmingham" receives PIP. Do you have the data.

To suggest that "a good proportion" of PIP claimants are claiming without real clinical need is not a "rant" it's propaganda equal to the the foul right-wing gutter press.

I think it would be a good idea for you to keep your disdain directed only to the government, not the minority of people who defraud PIP (if indeed there are any).

"I didn't vote for this lot, never will again. I hope everyone who did now regrets it deeply" and "not everyone has people around them to fight their corner".......... There's a most definite sense of blame in your last couple of posts.

well, I'm one of those people.

I'm a Labour person, always have been. I won't apologise or accept/feel ANY blame for what Labour are doing. This is as far removed from what Labour stands for and not what I voted for.

I won't waste even a moment of more time regretting the vote either and I'm not sure what your suggestion is meant to achieve.

It is enough to know that any regret felt on my part is now going to affect every single day - the fact that if these changes go ahead, which I suspect they will, that's curtains then for me and my dogs as the change will make my already impoverished life unsustainable.

So the worries, and how that affect my health and daily life, doesn't come just in Nov '28 when LWCRA might be stopped, or before then if my PIP is stopped at review in 2026/2027 because I can't get 4 points, it came on Wednesday.

That isn't something I can have the 'luxury' of just worrying, or regretting about in a year or two.

I would be mindful of your choice of lanuage.

I will take responsibility for my own demise whenever that comes but it will still be at the hands of this government if they make my life unsustainable.

Don't allow the bullied to become the bullies.