Hi, my name is Patsyboo!

Patsyboo
Patsyboo Online Community Member Posts: 1 Listener
edited March 25 in Start here and say hello!

Hello I are over pension age and just wondering if anybody knows if people over pension age are going to loose there pip with the goverment new rules relating to pip

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  • Holly_Scope
    Holly_Scope Posts: 1,667 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Hi @Patsyboo and welcome to the community. You're not alone with these worries as we don't know yet what the outcome will be 100% yet. But please know the release of the green paper is the initial proposal and we're now entering a period of consultation which will allow us to respond to this, which the community is absolutely doing.

    A lot of people are wondering what they can do to get involved and it’s important to know that cuts to disability benefits are not inevitable. We’d love for you to join Scope in pushing back against these cuts. Here are some of the ways you can get involved:

    We also have a longer discussion on the proposed changes members are joining which you can find here: Green Paper Discussion