Means Testing PIP - Whats everyone thoughts?

I've not said I don't want to discuss it, I'm more than happy to, I'm just not getting into an argument about the kind of derogatory comments others have made and will focus on my thoughts instead and the actual discussion instead.

I've also not said anything about it being a reward for home ownership (or the opposite), I'm saying given that they are saying that the welfare bill is too large, I think the fairest thing is to prioritise those who cannot sustain themselves without it, rather than their current 4 point rule, which blanketly ditches 1 in 4 people off of PIP.

How would I personally means test it?

I wouldn't. I strongly believe it's fairer than their 1 in 4 rule, but it's not something I'd want to see happen. I think there are plenty of better ways the government should and could be balancing their books rather than attacking benefits at all.

But if I had to find a way to means test, I'd say those earning over £100,000 a year or with more than £25,000 in savings would be a good place to start. Whether that would make any actual difference, I have no idea as even the government doesn't have access to that information and doesn't collate financial status of PIP claimants

I have not attacked @Biblioklept . Neither have I suggested that those with the very least are unworthy in some way. I've been in that position.

There's a world of difference though between an income of £100,000 per annum and £25,000 in the bank. Most people could live on £100K per year. £25,000 without other income is considered less than a single person needs a year to live a reasonable life. I live on less, BTW. But £25K would not last long.

You are not under attack.

@Community_Scope

@Albus_Scope

@Holly_Scope

I'm against means-testing.

However, due to severe manual disability and exhaustion, I mistyped a "means-test option" twice in the posts above. I meant "Limit it to people paying below the 40% and above tax rates?"

Sorry for any confusion.

I don't pay much tax and as interest rates fall will pay less but I'm still very much against any qualifying disabled person losing PIP because they're considered financially OK.

Nonetheless, there will be changes and I suspect the government might use the tax system as it did for Child Allowance if the savings were high enough.

Can @Community_Scope explain how members "support" other members who would quite happily rip PIP away from anyone with more than a few thousand in savings?

I don't think anyone in this thread was "uncivil".

Yes. We all need to stay "safe" in this atrocious political era.

I am a definite NO for means testing PIP. I can't add anymore to what has already been said by other members, but I agree with what other members have said and "liked" those posts.

The government should look elsewhere for savings, nobody can understand why PIP has been targeted first, it's all you hear outside from other people and I'll leave it at that....

I don't think it should be means tested at all before I was transferred over to ADP if PIP were means tested then I would not have got anything due to hubby's income.

This benefit gives me back some of my independence in so many ways.

In my opinion, we have all been respectful to one another and as far as I can see nobody has "attacked" anyone on this thread but merely expressed differences of opinion as we do on any other subject.

Any way as I understand it the government aren't intending to means test pip