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Leigh Day has somehow never quite got to the bottom of the 'welfare fiasco' whilst making a fortune from our misery. Nice work if you can get it!
I keep seeing focusing and focused misspelt. Detail matters and we should not rely on LD to change much for us. They haven't so far.
Welfare reform has been allowed to run and kept running with errors in text and interpretation.
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I copied this from the Benefits and Work site today. It's not looking promising from their assessment of things.😨
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Oh, wasn't criticising you! This appears in Government reports.
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I’m going to try and just live for today otherwise I will lose it big time. Please everyone stay strong
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Our last little bit of hope seems to have been quashed too, no legal grounds to oppose these reforms, how on earth can that be right? I'm no lawyer but how inhumane does a policy have to be before it breaks human rights. I think charities and other groups have resigned themselves that these cuts will go through behind the scenes. The government won't back down, emailing mp's is useless, mine never replies, it's all negative each day, not even a glimmer of hope on any one day. Sorry to sound so defeatist, but I honestly can't see a way out of this unless the green paper gets watered down, which looking how things are going is not looking promising.
Maybe other people on here think different, I don't know how reliable the benefits and work website is, but it makes for worrying reading if true.
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I was just posting what they're saying. I think we're going to need all the help we can get. I'm just hoping some of these proposals will be shelved or watered down.
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Anything I read now online I will ask myself 'Is it Fact or Opinion'?
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Have been contacted by the court for tomorrow, Seems they read my generic letter to all concerned who were or have tried to be involved in my case. (on the DWP and PIP side) it seems they want to discuss the case in greater detail? SORRY guys that was what you should have done the first time round.
I have informed the court that the DWP were to produce documents that I had asked for in 2008 and ever since (The amendment numbers to my PDF files and the judges directional notices? sinc ethen they keep giving me a history lesson, less the information they removed/altered.
This case will go ahead whether the DWSP and Secretary of State turns up or not.
Because they have attached my daughters file to mine, she was to have come with me, but I am not putting pressure on her to appear, especially since she only had the second brain operation 3 weeks ago.
I am her appointee and take that very serious. along with others that I have had to become an appointee for because the assessment of the claimant must be someone else.
I would like to see ALL assessments done by these experts placed onto my medical history as they could explain what is missing from every report.
Need to have 40 winks to recharge ready for tomorrow.
I would like to thank every one who has joined in the discussion and would also like to say what can be done when we join a common cause.
If you don't like the cuts to any benefit or you are about to be assessed, contact your local MP and send your Email stating like the one already produced here, that we will not take any more, unless you show the the changes with supporting evidence, and you show your support for the review of the latest Budget that supports us, and don't state how you will vote, you do not have my support.
Will up date what is going on late tomorrow as I have a meeting in Cardiff to discuss these and other issues I have raised as an independent.
My voice is one voice, but in the right place and in the right ears, it will spread to get us all a living wage from an assessment that is required to get benefits but by people who do what it says on the box.
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If it makes no difference, then E mail him/her, and keep emailing as one thing a parliamentary MP cannot do is NOT REPLY. they hate work or having to do something (not all are like this mind) and spend most of their time defying the labour party, instead of putting forward reasonable reasons as to not want to do what they are supposed to do under the manifestos they are given.
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Yes, it just initially shocked me, more angry than anything else, like you say don't lose hope, this government loves battering us, it really got to me today. I did google the point rule like you said, this is what I found out.
Yes, the proposed "4 point PIP rule" — part of the UK government's recent consultation on disability benefits reform — can potentially be challenged, but it depends on how the rule is implemented and what legal or advocacy routes are pursued.
What's Being Proposed?
The idea seems to be that people might need to score at least 4 points in a single PIP activity (such as preparing food, managing medication, etc.) to qualify for extra support or a gateway to other benefits. This is different from the current system, where points across multiple activities are added together to determine eligibility.
Can It Be Challenged?
1. Legal Challenge (Judicial Review)
If the rule is implemented and:
- It is found to be discriminatory (e.g., disproportionately impacts people with certain types of disabilities),
- It violates human rights,
- Or it goes against the intention of existing welfare law,
then legal action could be taken via judicial review.
However, judicial reviews can only challenge how a decision was made, not whether the government has the right to change policy — so the argument would have to show the rule is unlawful, irrational, or procedurally unfair.
2. Parliamentary Scrutiny
Before the rule is enacted, MPs and Lords can challenge the regulation through debates, votes, and scrutiny in committees. Campaigners and the public can pressure politicians to oppose it.
3. Advocacy and Public Campaigns
Groups like Disability Rights UK, Z2K, and CPAG often organize campaigns or support legal challenges. If enough people oppose the changes, the government could be pressured into reconsidering or amending the proposal — as has happened with other welfare reforms in the past.
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Thank u for your post. You're absolutely right in what you're saying. The fightback continues on. 👍️
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Hello, good evening.
My summery is the same being posted on benefits and work, Labour's WCA changes and their PIP changes will pass with Tory support but that is not the end, actually it's the continuation of a fightback against the changes, a fightback which we will win but there will be bumps in the road, there always is.
I've seen this and I'll post it, Labour knows that the Green Paper which is has nothing to do with the WCA and the PIP plans will be challenged and so Labour will see halfway that they'll "leave alone" those who will lose PIP and LCWRA but will be on the standard rate of Universal Credit as the fact is if you can't work you can't work.
This must not happen, there must be no halfway house because disabled people will still face destitution regardless. The other possible scenario is another tier of PIP.
There are no jobs, employers would rather hire someone fit and able, there will be more unemployment possibly to record levels by 2029's next election.
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With everything said I am just not seeing any positive directions this is going in. I feel as if it's been decided and one by one we are waiting to see if we lose our benefits. It feels like there no changes that can be made. The government screw us and that's it over.
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I feel the same way.
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Unstable systems are good for voters. If the parties are truly independent.😏
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So we should complain to Trump, Xi and Putin. I think they are capable of putting Starmer in his place 😁.
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My MP won't she is a lapdog and loves licking starmers shoes .
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4 quid , big wow. bin asap
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My pip review is underway despite it not expiring until August 2026.
I just spoke to my gp and requested a supporting letter and he said the dwp have given them new guidelines telling them not to issue letters as they will disregard them and they will contact gp's if they require any information.
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