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According to what Bella posted they’ve said conditions such as heart disease and spinal injuries which is random. She also mentioned enhanced for both getting light touch awards . I have enhanced but only after MR for mobility. If you add MS, ME, fibromyalgia MD autism etc etc that’s nearer a million than 200, 00
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Of course they won't be able to explain it. All they would do is send you their usual collection of automated words. Speaking for myself, I don't take any lesson on what is or isn't offensive from Scope or anyone else by any means. They can have their own dictionary, I use conventional dictionaries.
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Sounds like you've really been put through the mill squirell.
Heres a link to my post about the letter I received
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Hello
I can’t read all the above nor take it in, has any decisions been made in concrete regarding pip etc please ?
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Liz kendall dares to call cutting social security payments to some of the poorest and most vulnerable people in the country compassion and dignity!
This is literally adding insult to injury.
This woman is the perfect embodiment of evil!
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Funny it was after a conversation about the assessors though 🤷♀️
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No today wasn’t a vote so nothing new
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I get enhanced rates for both components. My award letter uses the word "ongoing", which they consider synonymous with 10 years.
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Oh wow good for you ❤️. What a relief that must of been. Can I ask had you filled out a review form before you received that ? I ask as my awards up next Feb and I haven’t received a form yet . Was this recent or years ago . Right now I don’t know what they’re doing. I do think I should have I even gotten longer with ME and fibromyalgia plus other conditions as they can’t be cured . I even should have gotten a 4point but got a 2 instead . Thank you so much for sharing that , it gives me hope 🙏
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Hello Amy and welcome to Scope.
This whole situation is really confusing and a lot to take in, especially when it affects so many people’s lives so directly. I’ve been trying to make sense of it too.
You’re right, under the new plans, you will need to score at least 4 points in one PIP daily living activity. This is stricter than before, because instead of adding points from different activities, you must get four points in a single activity to qualify for any award. This means some people who currently get PIP might no longer be eligible. The mobility element of PIP will remain the same.
Universal Credit, this part is a bit harder to explain, but I’ll do my best. Right now, if you’re too unwell to work, you can get extra money added to your UC called the health element.
From April 2026, that extra money will only go to new claimants who have a very severe, lifelong condition that will never improve. The worrying part is the government hasn’t said exactly which conditions count, so many of us are left in limbo.
If you’re already getting that extra money before April 2026, you will keep it at the rate it is today, but it won’t rise with inflation, so over time it will be worth less.
From 2028, they will also stop using the current Work Capability Assessment and instead use the PIP assessment to decide if you qualify for the health element. This could make it harder for some people to get support.
You are definitely not alone in feeling overwhelmed by it all, I certainly am, as are most of our members.
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I fear "The Guardian" is scaremongering, which is understandable today. The PIP descripters and a claimant's ability to perform an activity safely, reliably, in a timely fashion, and so forth has not changed and there is no mention of change in the text of the Bill.
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Is it normal to have enhanced for both but just a short award ? I got my enhanced mobility back at MR. I should of asked for longer then but badly advised
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Does your award have a date though zipz?
Mine says "ongoing" and on the next page after 2029
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I've never come across that disagreeing is offensive anywhere else!😀
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I think Starmer must have a part time side hustle as a scope snitch . He doesn’t like free speech either
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I thought they were reputable. I did think it was random
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They basically say "we need to protect the welfare system for those who need it… by taking welfare… from those who need it"
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The million of us that they want to leave destitute are apparently fakes who are taking from the genuine apparently
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Why don't they just say what they mean when they say what " the most severe conditions" are?
They are like a bunch of headless chickens or circus clowns without a single brain cell between them.
Honestly, I despair.
Who on earth voted them in?
I can hold my head up high and say that I didn't.
I always disliked Starmer and everyone in his cabinet.
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Yes secretsquirrel1 it's very normal . I have enhanced for both but have only ever had 3 year awards, from beginning and at review. It baffles me because I have multiple progressive auto immune diseases. So I do feel a bit peeved that I haven't had an ongoing award.
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