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

Haha don't use either I did consider getting a trampoline to help me clean the upstairs windows but she who must be obeyed put her foot down

This is very confusing to me because regardless of the concession, if they scrap the WCA as planned, won't any reassessment be under new PIP rules for LCWRA too? They had said the reassessments should be running properly again too I thought, so it sounded like they wanted everyone reassessed.

We DO need to campaign to get abolition of ESA reversed, if at all possible, the more we make it hard for the govt to implement disability benefits reforms the better:

May I suggest a template letter, and add your own individual comments for more impact:

Dear MP, [ if you know not who your MP is go to ''findyourMP'' please.

Good luck, and determination.

Please can you tell my why ESA has been abolished.

I have lost £

a week about 121 quid.

This has not been discussed in Parliament, or in the media.

Why?

Can you raise it as a Q at PMQs, and get back to us?

I have no idea , I'm on cbesa and lcwra but no pip

CBESA / new style ESA is said to be merging with jobseekers to make a new benefit called employment insurance , so I have absolutely no idea how that will affect my award or my NI credits

Then when the WCA gets scrapped in 2028 I have no idea whether we will get assessed under current pip criteria or the new 4 point criteria.....

Absolutely criminal what's happening to us , I guess will no more once the it gets passed .... Surely most will question this in the reading of the bill

Absolutely , we will just have to stay alert and wait and see what gets passed and what doesn't .... It's such a mess at the minute there isn't much point trying to guess , were in the same boat so if I hear anything I'll let you know 👍

I never said the words "extremely large" or even "large". I'm saying these communities exist on popular social networks where clout chasers are encouraging people to quit their jobs and game the benefits system.

The people running the accounts don't care about anyone but themselves. They want followers, views, ad revenues. The PIP system is now so clogged up with applications that people are waiting years to get decisions.

Feels like they are hoping to get the bill through without detailing future plans for LCWRA. As has been suggested, they want a blank cheque to proceed with the next phases of their so-called reforms. Not only on LCWRA, but also reforming the PIP descriptors which could easily hit the people they are pretending to be protecting. Claiming some vague plan to include experts and people with disabilities doesn't commit them to anything.

I’ve seen my go quite a bit lately due to two other diagnosis’s . I always provide a go letter just so they can confirm all my conditions though I also sent my medical notes last time . The only letters from my specialist was many years ago when the diagnosed me but obviously I’m discharged now . Can that go against me ?

How many disabled, and elderly/ pensioners are there in the UK population of 67 million citizens
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In 2022/23, an estimated 16.1 million people in the UK were classified as disabled, representing 24% of the total population. The UK also had around 12.7 million people receiving the State Pension in May 2023. Elaboration:

• Disabled People:
• The number of disabled people in the UK has been increasing over time, with the latest data indicating that 16.1 million individuals identify as having a disability, according to the House of Commons Library. This represents nearly one in four people in the UK. 
• State Pension Recipients:
• In May 2023, 12.7 million people were receiving the State Pension. This figure is based on the latest data available from GOV.UK. 

Additional Information:

• The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for administering the State Pension and various working-age, disability, and ill-health benefits, according to GOV.UK. 
• The proportion of people with disabilities has increased across all age groups, including children, working-age adults, and those at state-pension age, according to GOV.UK. 
• The UK government also provides various benefits and support systems for both disabled individuals and pensioners, including the Personal Independence Payment, Attendance Allowance, and Pension Credit. 
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The latest estimates from the Department for Work and Pensions' Family Resources Survey indicate that 16.1 million people in the UK had a disability in the 2022/23 financial year. This represents 24% of the total population. 2 Oct 2024

If all their concessions for people on LCWRA is to lift the freeze on uprating the health element in line with the rate of inflation, which is equal to miserable £4.70 per month, and nothing else, then, to me, it's literally taking the mickey out of us.

I'm still not finding an answer to:

What will existing claimants on LCWRA be reassessed with once the WCA is phased out?

They said it would be phased out in 2028, but who knows, once they get their evil bill through, they could phase it out much earlier, saying that its replacement is already in place, and thus there's no point in waiting till 2028.