Proposed Insurance Benefit
I looked at my phone first thing this morning and there was a piece about CB-ESA (along with CB-JSA) being abolished in favour of an Insurance Benefit to run for 6 months. After which claimants who are not entitled to UC are left with nothing, expect PIP and whatever they have in the bank.
OK, it was one of the DOT.LIVE “news” sites but it scares me stiff. I’m not “unemployed”. I’m seriously disabled. I will not get back “on track”. I’m not rich. Other than CB-ESA, I live off my PIP and savings/interest. My living standards are far lower than when I was on income-related benefits. Not only is CB-ESA less with no premiums there’s so much I have to finance that was previously free. I won’t get by without CB-ESA.
Another piece earlier in the week suggested the IB is for new claimants only (poor souls). This has been as clear as mud since first muted in the Green Paper earlier this year. Does anyone know more?
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Those are government proposals, not confirmed changes.
No one knows anything much at this point.
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Thanks for your reply.
I have no private pension to look forward to, I really need CB-ESA until state retirement age. The same is true for many of us who were born very disabled or who developed serious disability early in life, before establishing a career.
I wonder when the White Paper will be published.
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If you are not entitled to UC due to savings/capital, if the worst came to worst you could live off that capital until you are below the threshold to claim UC.
I'm not saying it would be fair or desirable, but the option exists.
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We know that the WCA and ESA are going subject to new legislation. People on UC will be protected (to some degree) by other premiums within that unweildy system. It is people on CB-ESA (legacy and New Style), without UC entitlement who appear to be in line to be hardest hit because there's no replacement UC element/premium. Nonetheless, thanks for your insight.
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I do not consider this a good proposal on your part or one that the DWP/government/Joe Bloggs with his "Tory" newspaper would encourage.
It might come about but I had hoped that I would get to the end of my life “taking” only this relatively small sum plus PIP from the state. I don’t approve of people “spending money down” to retain benefits unless it is for essentials.
Moreover, there is always a risk of the DWP disapproving of expenditure, considering it as “self-deprivation of capital”.
To conclude, I'm already living off my capital. What was free on means-tested benefits is now paid for in full from a much smaller pot of ESA.
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I dont understand any if this is been told im on income based esa on middle of migration what does it mean if your contrubtation based and income related
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This proposed reform probably won't affect you, @Catherine21, if you are moving to UC.
The people who will be clobbered are those who are not eligible for UC because if their CB-ESA is abolished in favour of a time-limited UIB they will be left with nothing… unless they have some prospect of employment which I certainly do not.
That's an over-simplification, I know, but I'm just saying don't worry about this one.
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Everything written is for clickbait or to install fear and terror to the people its sick
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You are right. However, i opened this thread to discuss one overlooked aspect of what is proposed rather than the entire purge. It wasn't about PIP ( which I claim) or UC (which I don't).
Sometimes a thread needs to be specific otherwise everything gets lost in one endless discussion.
I was certainly not seeking to stir up controversy.
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You've just said that!
Is it not possible on this huge forum for some discussions to reqmain specific? It ought to be.
Yes. I did mean to be kind. Catherine posts a lot about her worries and this particular reform did not appear to be along those of concern to her.!
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I have not suggested anything of sort. I appreciate what you say. However, I still think it ought to be possible to some focused threads to be posted without being turned into generalist discussions of the wider issue.
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Hi all,
We're pausing this discussion temporarily to give us time to catch up on such an important topic. That's not to say any one has done anything wrong and we can see everyone is being supportive but the team are juggling a lot at the moment and need a little bit of time to read through and catch up. We will aim to un-pause it as soon as possible.
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Thank you for everyone that's shared and contributed so far. The proposals are worrying for everyone and I think we all agree it's important that information shared is accurate and relevant.
Zipz, I understand your point about wanting to discuss this particular area of the proposals as those claiming only contribution-based benefits can be overlooked.
While the overall proposals impact both income-related and contribution-based claimants, the proposed 'unemployment insurance benefit' is focused only on those claiming contribution-based benefits and it is important that that discussion is not lost in the wider proposals as it could easily be overlooked.
Going back to your original question:
"Another piece earlier in the week suggested the IB is for new claimants only (poor souls). This has been as clear as mud since first muted in the Green Paper earlier this year. Does anyone know more?"
Unfortunately until the white paper is released everything is just speculative right now. As soon as anything more is known, we will try to get the information out there.
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