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The reason loads of them haven't come back in is because they saw how many voted aye and know it has passed.
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17.59 parliament tv Stephen Timms, DWP disability minister on the severe conditions criteria
"The severe conditions criteria in the bill exactly reflects how the functional tests are applied at present. That is in guidance. It’s being moved in this bill into legislation. It does take account of Parkinson’s. It does take account of MS. Because people need to meet the descriptors reliably, safely, repeatedly and in a reasonable time frame. And so I can give a very firm assurance to those who are concerned about how the severe conditions criteria will work for those on fluctuating conditions.
"The word constantly here refers, as I said in my intervention earlier, to the functional criteria needing to apply at all times, not to somebody’s symptoms."
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Anybody know if it definitely went through as a money bill?
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Is it good or bad that it’s been voted to get a 3rd hearing
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David, thank you for the statement. It might just be me and it probably is, but sometimes I believe these things are just a play on words. I really don't want to sound negative but I have deep reservations about the descriptors as it is and especially where those descriptors are given a value by assessors who are often times not even qualified to do assessments, let alone consider safely, reliably, in a timely manner etc.
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That was the third reading. Money bill or not, it now passes to the Lords. Although if it actually is a money bill, there's no guarantee that any objections from the Lords will be listened to.
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apples its just progressing as they normally do, I think to the House of Lords next but could be wrong. Oh and I know nothing about money bills sorry.
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How do we find out if it is a money bill ? Is there an announcement ?
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So are the pip changes going to affect existing claims or is everyone new and existing going to be affected.
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I have just read that the resulting bill has been treated as a money bill where it relates to the universal credit bill. I believe Zipz put a document up earlier that explains in detail.
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The Bill has cleared all stages through the Commons. The third reading is over. The government won, despite concessions.
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Just talking about you and here you appear 😊
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So as a money bill does that mean the Lords will have no say?
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They do but the Government don't have to listen to objections which is a shame and we think we live in a democracy.
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So it's definitely going to happen that after April 2026 new LCWRA claimants will be on much less money each month?
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Has the Bill been certified as a Money Bill? Where is the information? "Expected to be certified" does not equal "certified". Very worrying.
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I see, thanks for the explanation. Ah yes, our great democracy where an MP can be punished for ‘voting the wrong way’…🤦♀️
I’m feeling pretty hopeless at the moment, is there anything else that can be done to stop these cuts and changes from happening or are they inevitable now?
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Statement from Spinal Injuries Association.
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Exhausting
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@Passerby I didn't watch 🤦
Has anything changed in our position after tonight's vote ....In regards to our thinking ?
ESA / lcwra but no pip ....
Maybe another reassessment under wca ....
Depending on when it is hopefully should take us up to April 2028 ....
Then good chance it will be new claiments getting reassessed first with new pip assessment for health element....
Hopefully existing claimants won't get reassessed till earliest 2029 ....
Anything tonight that has changed that outlook ?
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