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I hope you're OK @Ranald ๐. I got your email re Oxford, don't know if it's a gremlin but couldn't link into it but got the gist. Didn't want to just not acknowledge it!
Never got back to my book ๐ฌ๐, well, one page but there's always tomorrow.
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someone asked if anyone has been awarded 4 points in PIP. I had 4 points in the cooking activity in 2019 for MH but this was reduced to 2 points following assessment in 2024. So having 4 points now does not mean you will automatically keep these points.
The Labour Party called UC 'cruel and inhumane' when UC was introduced. These words apply to what this Labour govt is doing to vulnerable and disabled people. It's disgraceful. I only hope that a legal change to these unjust cuts. I won't be around long if they go ahead. I'm already struggling to cope.3 -
I still have no idea what you mean about the 2016 reforms ? It's Confusing me alot .....
Last assessment was 2019 for ESA , I was supposed to have another in 2021 , so six years in November since a reassessment and 4 years overdue .... Technically I've never been assessed for lcwra , always ESA support group got put in lcwra automatically because of support group status
I voullentatrlly moved to UC in 2022 , I now get cbesa every two weeks and UC at end of the month with deducting my UC
I was of the impression I'm just well overdue a reassessment and when I get one it will be a UC 50 form instead of ESA50 , which are nearly identical in descriptors and questions , if I pass it will cover both my cbesa and support group .โฆ
And because I don't get pip any changes won't affect me till 2028 when wca is abolished and new pip criteria takes over the rest ....
But this 2016 reforms are really throwing me , I've got serve OCD and can't take anything in but I thought I'd finally got a handle on this but now I'm not sure ๐คฆ
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Yes but it won't effect existing lcwra claimed from November 2026 , it will only affect us when the wca is abolished in 2028 .... It will only affect existing and new claimants of pip from November 2026 , if you lcwra claiments that don't get pip get reassessed after that date they will still be reassessed through the WCA until it's scrapped in 2028
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Also if I passed a reassessment in 2019 for cbesa with a income related top up , surely that wca would of been after the new 2016 reforms ? I've been led to believe that the lcwra reassessment is exactly the same as ESA , so when it comes around again surely it should be the same as what I had in 2019 , except it will be a UC50 instead of a esa50 ?? .... Or should I be expecting something different ? .... Because if not , all this talk of reforms that happened nearly ten years ago are just confusing what's going on
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That wouldn't surprise me but could please tell me where you got that information from?
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Many people believe they are fully protected until 2028 if theyโre already in the LCWRA group, but that protection only lasts if they still qualify when reassessed. The government is restarting reassessments from April 2026, especially for people who were awarded LCWRA because of short-term conditions or under the โsubstantial riskโ rules, those whose health might have improved.
If, during reassessment, you are still found to meet the criteria for LCWRA, your entitlement and payment rate will stay the same until the WCA is abolished in 2028. However, if you no longer meet the criteria, you could lose the extra support. So, the guarantee of protection only applies if you continue to qualify after being reassessed.
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Well it's all gone wrong for them they came in like bull in a China shop played thier cards to soon alienated the whole of UK within 2 months watch the house of cards fall
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Me too everyday I haven't email starmer but loads mps keep up the good work
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That's why keep emailing mps
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I totally get it but starting to believe it will be watered down all this reform came a good time yes I've filled out alot try and take day by day not easy I know but we will be ok can't wait for the day we all come on here after it's watered down thinking of you your not alone
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Hi my was for 4 years.
I am 61 so I will be nearly 62 when my award expires.
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Its a question, i didnt hear it from anywhere other than wondering if anyone with a long award has been reassessed much sooner ; but i also know they can assess at anytime, but still!
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The not knowing is making us more sick. I felt more pain since all this started so I presume because I stressed it making things worse for me. After Christmas is going to be awful in 2026. It will be a year of much upset for many of us.
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Thats my original point! i think theyre going to just get through reviews asap, no matter the length of award
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I have two long standing shoulder injuries and I can't reach behind my back but I'm having a problem how to get it across to them on the form that it prevents me washing my back and putting upper body clothes on.
They have only given me 3 weeks to complete and return the form so I am aiming to send it on Friday and tell them I wave requested my medical records from my Doctor and I intend to send further evidence at a layer date.
All this and I unwell at the moment.
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They want us under stress and unwell, I hope you get a long award this time well into retirement . I also hope I get a long award into my retirement . I'm no good to any employer I have agoraphobia I'm nearly deaf and can hardly walk .
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With regards to lcwra, where do you find out if you were deemed " substantial risk " ?
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I'm not sure if this will help , but I found this .
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PIP shake -up will also look at eligibility of Carers Allowance. Has anyone written to their MP regarding this?
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