Scope's reply to the governments planned concessions to the green paper.

Not a shred of hope or positivity has become of any of what this dreadful government has announced.

I have been trying to remain positive but its becoming increasingly difficult with so much stacked against us.

As for the idea of vouchers, well stick them up the jacksy!

MW, I still remain very deeply concerned by the whole ''we have won ''. There are so many unknowns to us at this point, we need the whole thing to be scrapped, not tinkered with. We still have the changes to the assessments to come yet and it is my belief all the money the Gov are loosing now with concessions will be taken back ''with interest'' when the changes occur. You are correct the phrasing is very ''fluffy'' we need an absolute definition for all of them, lets see if we get them, I doubt it, they will waffle as usual. Hope the meeting goes well, cant wait to hear the outcome 😊

Who, since Rishi, has suggested Vouchers? It's been very Clear That's Not happening. Why has that word reared it's ugly head, again?

Zipz don't you dare duck out now 🤗 you have so many friends here, we can get through this together buddy, one breath at a time 😊

I totally understand why you would rather keep your PIP, my dad manages financially but only just. He has bladder and bowel incontinence and cannot change himself, his shoulders are bone on bone but nothing can be done because he's too frail for surgery. His parkinsons shuffle is a snails pace and he freezes, can't walk much anyway because all his life he's had a deformed foot that is now so bad he has special shoes made by the NHS, his tremors are almost constant now. He has the falls team out several times per week to get him up, sometimes twice in a day. Can't cook or dress himself and needs 24 hour supervision due to his health and his advanced dementia ……. that's not fair either that he gets less when his conditions are so advanced just because he managed to get through his working life without claiming any type of benefit. It's a sorry state of affairs when it's a two tier system either way, he's no less deserving of PIP than anyone else the only reason he hasn't got it is his age so he has AA which is less than PIP but as a pensioner. They have to do something to make things fair on everyone including those yet to claim for disabilities in the future, something has to give as it's not sustainable.

I am trapped in a job I don't like that much because of consession my employer makes and although I am truly grateful I would like to get another job but the reason I stay is because getting a job at interview when you explain your disabilities means no one will touch you and I can see why so getting people into work is a joke sorry it won't happen, if it was simply a case of mobility a wheelchair and a ramp great but of someone is in alot of pain then just provide a wheelchair isn't enough mobility has to be considered and should be part of daily living also, I agree any vote of this getting through is wrong, pile the pressure on folks it's the only way we can win