Green Paper and Benefits Reform Updates

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  • Grumpy1314
    Grumpy1314 Online Community Member Posts: 191 Empowering

    Having fought resolutely for everything for the last 42 years and lost the greatest thing to have ever happened to me in 2023. I’ve been wanting to fight these imminent and impending downgrading of our benefits and I have signed petitions alongside writing to my local PM. But frankly after the endless fight I’ve put in over the last five years, I’m just spent, done and tired of fighting. I have just quietly accepted that no matter what happens Labour along with all parties will force this change through, then it will be forced through by the House of Lords.

    I’m scared of 2027 as that’s the year my PIP is up for renewal or they will check on me 😔 I’ll freely admit that if things stay the same, I’ll just carry on living an isolated existence and if I lose out, then I’ll take my own life and end the decades of suffering I’ve wrought on myself and others by breathing, thankfully my funeral plan will be active by that year.

  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Online Community Member Posts: 2,645 Championing

    We've won

    The government has backed down...

  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 9,969 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    To me, it feels less like they've backed down and more like they've just kicked the can down the road for a few years.

  • luvpink
    luvpink Online Community Member Posts: 2,328 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1042350#Comment_1042350

    We haven't won.

    Even us existing claimants will still be reassessed.

  • luvpink
    luvpink Online Community Member Posts: 2,328 Championing

    I agree.

    This is not clear or satisfactory.

    The battle is far from over.

  • WelshBlue
    WelshBlue Online Community Member Posts: 774 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1042455#Comment_1042455

    Yep. This.

    If not this term then the next, whoever is in Government.

    I'm totally against the proposed changes and targeting the vulnerable in society, but the pragmatist in me does realise that something has to be done about the spiraling costs.

    What I don't know … above my pay grade.

    I've chuckled to myself through all of this. When I first got injured I couldn't get any benefits, turned down for PIP twice. Once I'd exhausted my savings and insurance payout over nearly 3 years: before being able to claim IR ESA (before New Style) I was awarded PIP straight away … enhanced on both with the same conditions, evidence. And sailed through reviews. Doesn't make sense.

    One thing I will say, the last 2 assessors I've seen and the one Decision Maker I've spoken to for a paper based since starting to get PIP … very human, very empathetic

    It's the MP's out of touch … some of them anyways

  • Ironside1990
    Ironside1990 Online Community Member Posts: 336 Pioneering

    Dynamic Duo Uk have released a new video. The comments are disappointing to say the least. Existing claimants are on there celebrating, but are not thinking about new claimants. Whilst we'll be protected, for new claimants, this will be brutal!

    The fight is far from over!

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