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"of 3.7 million total

So - 46% of claimants get fewer than 4 points in daily living !

That's 1.7 Million - who the government want to stop paying."

But neither the DWP nor Whatdotheyknow have said anywhere that those who have scored 4pts on a descriptor in PIP would not be reassessed or would keep their previous points and award upon reassessment.

None of those who have currently 4pts on a descriptor in their records has the guarantee that they'll keep their 4pts upon reassessment/review, or they'll not be reassessed.

Upon reassessment/review, apart from those with a "light touch review" in PIP, which means their review is simplified and is less frequent, often only happening every 10 years, everyone else, whether they previously scored 4pts on one or more descriptors or less, would be subjected to a full assessment, just as if they were new claimants.

No one is safe, in case you're thinking that some are safer than the rest.

I don't think it's worth it to make any calculation based on this 1.7 million. The calculation would only produce incorrect results, as there's what's called in computer programming "Logic error", which is when there is a fault in the logic or structure of the problem.

The 1.7 million figure is just the outcome of a simplistic calculation that's not based upon any facts whatsoever.

" Figures from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) show that changes to the personal independence payment (PIP) assessment and cutting the health top-up in UC will see ill and disabled people lose out on £7.5bn by 2029 – 2030 - by almost £2bn more than what has been widely reported."

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