The Universal Credit Bill becomes law. Here are the changes to disability benefits you need to know
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I have been consistent throughout. The FOI is useful, but it reflects the system as it stood. DL PIP as gateway was not part of the Green Paper consultation. Paragraph 37 refers to aligning support with daily living needs, but it does not propose scrapping the Work Capability Assessment or formalising PIP as the sole gateway.
That shift has been signalled, yes, but it has not been legislated or consulted on directly. That distinction matters, especially when safeguarding is at stake. I have never denied the Government’s direction of travel. I have said the legislative framing has not yet been published. That is not evasion. It is precision.
Urgency is not the issue for me. Others may feel differently, but I am holding mine for when the Government puts its intentions into writing. The White Paper will show who is affected, how exclusions are defined, and what was carried forward from consultation. That is when scrutiny becomes meaningful and when accountability begins.
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The 4-point PIP rule was included in draft legislation. That made it a formal proposal, not speculation. Protesting a published clause in a bill is not the same as responding to a signal without legislative framing. That distinction matters. I’ve never said we shouldn’t challenge the White Paper. I’ve said I prefer to respond to published proposals, not assumptions. That’s not hypocrisy, it’s consistency.
I raised concerns about the Green Paper, met with my MP, and supported Scope’s public challenge. I’ve acted, and I will continue to do so. The Timms PIP review may well change eligibility criteria, but until that happens, the current descriptors remain the basis for scrutiny.
That’s why the FOI data is relevant, but it doesn’t define future eligibility, and it doesn’t confirm how DL PIP will be used as a gateway. That’s why I’ve said the White Paper matters. It will show what’s being carried forward, what’s being formalised, and who is affected.
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Paragraph 37 *literally* states that the Work Capability Assessment will be scrapped in the first line of that paragraph and that access to UC Health will be via qualification of DL PIP. It *literally* states that this will be implemented via Primary Legislation.
Your revisionism of the facts is so easily disproven! Good grief. You really are so intent on believing your own fantasy version.
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What a lot of quarrelling. Why don't we all wait and see what comes to pass?
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I said that if you protested the 4 point PIP rule based on the Green Paper before the UC & PIP Bill was published (so between March and June) that would make you a hypocrite.
You've said you did raise concerns about the Green Paper with your MP so you did vocalise your opposition based on what you would call "speculation" (the Green Paper).
You've then contradicted yourself again by saying "the current descriptors remain the basis for scrutiny" but then in previous posts you've said that the FOI isn't useful for protesting because it's a snapshot of the eligibility criteria now.
Your apparent need to be right is blinding you to the actual evidence and reality of the situation and causing you to make multiple contradictions and illogical statements.1 -
I've already provided my reasons for not waiting for the publication of the White Paper so your suggestion is something I cannot inherently get behind. You have the option of not engaging with this thread if you find it jarring.
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