Pip survey is this true?

JellyBabies
JellyBabies Online Community Member Posts: 5 Listener
in Current affairs

People claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP) are to be asked how they spend their benefit payments in a new Government survey

. The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed it will be carrying out research into the disability expenses that PIP is expected to cover.

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  • Girl_No1
    Girl_No1 Online Community Member Posts: 278 Empowering

    Source?

  • alexroda
    alexroda Online Community Member Posts: 157 Empowering
    edited April 13

    that was back in October 2024. Not sure if it ever went ahead

    And from some dodgy news websites like Birmingham news and daily record

  • Girl_No1
    Girl_No1 Online Community Member Posts: 278 Empowering

    @alexroda that's precisely why I was asking. Birmingham Live and the Daily Record are renowned clickbait for all benefits-related matters.

    They play both sides of the coin - telling people it's easy to be awarded PIP etc., whilst also providing cruelty 'porn'. That's 'porn' for the delight of their audience who have issues with any benefits being paid, particularly to disabled people. It makes them happy to be told we're not 'getting away with it' anymore.

    Scurrilous rags both.

  • Schildpad
    Schildpad Online Community Member Posts: 273 Empowering

    If that is the case. I will be doomed. It improves my life but it does not go on in therapy. Well I do things etc.. I am very upset about always reading bad things. Always the scaremongering.

  • JellyBabies
    JellyBabies Online Community Member Posts: 5 Listener

    The good thing is we have each other ..Stay strong

  • JellyBabies
    JellyBabies Online Community Member Posts: 5 Listener

    It came up on AI after scrolling past those dodgy websites..Was 13 hours ago..I don't click those dodgy sites ..So asked Google obviously AI is going to throw all info..true or not i guess...Just wondering if anyone else had heard that..Why are we being victimised and scrutinised ? Stay strong everyone

  • Girl_No1
    Girl_No1 Online Community Member Posts: 278 Empowering

    That's the other problem - AI. It does not discern how accurate information published, by those like Birmingham Live/Daily Record, is and regurgitates it as though it is valid and verified information.

    Given BL/DR spout this stuff on a daily/hourly basis, AI will pick it up as the most recent information available irrespective of its accuracy/value.

    It's sooooooo frustrating and worrying. 😒

  • JellyBabies
    JellyBabies Online Community Member Posts: 5 Listener
    https://youtu.be/pFonh4PWLT0?si=EwiNTsxXSIZR5Ec5
  • Martinp
    Martinp Online Community Member Posts: 113 Empowering

    vouchers incoming 😢

  • Doglover2
    Doglover2 Online Community Member Posts: 197 Empowering
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    This.. Do not engage. I won't be if I get it. This was off FB.

    I'm not helping them mug us off even more.

  • Girl_No1
    Girl_No1 Online Community Member Posts: 278 Empowering

    Sorry @JellyBabies I cynically thought this was a scam.

    Sadly, you were right. x

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