Green Paper Discussion (from 24th March, 2025)

I found it now lol

For anyone wondering what Reform's manifesto had to say about disability/benefits. Here you go, excerpts from B&W site:

Reform UK election manifesto: welfare benefits promises

 Published: 17 June 2024

Reform UK has published its manifesto today.  It has less than half a page of text on benefits, under the heading “The Benefits System is Broken” and featuring a slogan of “In Britain, if you can work, you must work.”

On PIP and the WCA, Reform says: 

Face to Face, Not Remote Assessments for Benefits

Personal Independence Payment and Work Capability Assessment should be face to face. We will require independent medical assessments to prove eligibility for payments. Those registered with severe disabilities or serious long-term illnesses would be exempt from regular checks.

When benefits and work carried out a poll of readers two years ago on what sort of PIP assessment they would prefer, the results were:

• Paper 59% 
• Phone 20%
• Face-to-face 20%
• Video 1%

So this is a move that would be unpopular with the majority of Benefits and Work readers

The remainder of the text is devoted to raising the starting point for tax to £20,000 a year and an aim “Motivate up to 2 million People Back to Work”.

Reform say that:

“Reforms to benefit support and training will help people back into work. Particular focus on 16-34 year olds. Employment is critical to improving mental health. Tax relief for businesses that undertake apprenticeships.”

The manifesto goes on to warn that:

“All job seekers and those fit to work must find employment within 4 months or accept a job after 2 offers. Otherwise, benefits are withdrawn.”

You can download a copy of Reform UK’s manifesto from this link.

Thanks @Catherine21 .The reason I mentioned it is because I genuinely see no other way to ensure that disabled and vulnerable people are properly supported. It’s tough to trust any major political party on its own. We need strong leadership and a massive movement to push this forward.

But how ??? is the curious question…..🤔🤔

it seems to me that Reform don’t have to be in power to call the shots in our political agenda

If LCWRA is going to be tied with PIP, what will happen to all the people who are still on DLA?

I think we're all doing the best we can by writing to our MP's, responding to the green paper and signing petitions to oppose these changes. Hopefully our voices will be heard. That's all that we can do. Who knows whether these proposals will eventually be watered down. If the proposals go ahead as planned I think it'll take the government time to implement it all. I have now accepted these proposals are going to happen. If any of these proposals don't happen or are hopefully watered down I'll take as a bonus.

Reassessed for the new PIP? Would they leave DLA alone, I think they will reassess it.

Wouldn't be great if corbin mcdonnell and other back benches pulled together I am total clueless to politics could that be a possibility

Absolutely worried day and night. Can't sleep and just can't understand how they can get away with what they're doing. It seems nothing will stop them as they're hell bent on the welfare disabilty cuts. They don't seem to have a clue how devastating the effects will be on disabled people and the long term sick with chronic health conditions. Just as I have been awarded PIP, after 2 years of appealing, the rug is being pulled from under my feet. It's like Saturn is laughing just when life is made a little more bearable. I always feel ashamed of my health conditions as my own family never believed or accepted them so I feel embarrassed yet I feel absolute empathy for anyone else.

They're stigmatising amd dehumanising us and doing their damn hardest to inflict more hardship and immeasurable suffering. HOW is this allowed??? It seems that no amount of protesting is making any difference..they turn a blind eye and are deaf to all pleas. I feel sickened by it as the results will be catastrophic for us all.

@Catherine21

Certainly, why not? They are really driven politicians.

Like you I’m also clueless about politics, but I’m passionate about people and disabilities. We need someone really fierce and bold to lead a movement that shakes up Parliament.
It is clear that the current government is not just clueless about disabled people. They seem completely out of touch with everything a government should be doing for its people. Every time they speak, they seem more focused on blaming previous governments, saying things like we inherited this or we inherited that, instead of taking responsibility and making real changes. It is a frustrating and ego-driven approach.