Resolution Foundation - Should One In Six Working Age PIP Claimants Lose Cash?

Lol, I was summarising the points you made in your reply to Chris rather than quoting you word for word. You said that denying benefits to someone who needs them isn't support, and that neither is taking benefits away because someone is under 25 real practical help which is pretty much what I said in my post, except I used the word PIP because that's what the discussion is about, which I guess I shouldn't have done if you didn't mean just that benefit in particular.

I know what you wrote, I'm not disputing your wording, I'm explaining what I understood your point to be. You said denying benefits to someone who needs them isn't support and that taking benefits away because someone is under 25 isn't real, practical help. That's precisely what I was summarising.

I'm not sure what you think I've got wrong, because quoting your original post again doesn't actually contradict anything I said. And yes, I know PIP is a disability benefit, I mentioned it because that's what the discussion is about.

I'm interested in your opinion because otherwise it feels a bit like you only joined the discussion to try and highlight other people's differences of opinion which feels a bit stirry if I'm being honest

I think the increase in diagnoses of ASD and ADHD has probably caused an increase in people realising they are eligible, not because they weren't disabled before, but because they now have an understanding of the cause and having the diagnosis label has made them feel able to apply.

I'm not an economist but it does sound like the explosion of PIP and DLA claims isn't sustainable so I agree changes are needed, I'm just not sure what and how.

I'm struggling to think of any additional costs that I have personally. Since becoming housebound my outgoings have dropped considerably. No diesel for the car, no servicing and maintenance, no entry fees to attractions, even my grocery costs have gone down now that I can't see anything on the shelf and just have to choose 'reliable' basic items for someone else to pick up.

There is a massive elephant in the room here though…in that the reason my existence is now so confined is largely because of the property I rent. I would be able to do more in a property that was larger and on the ground floor…and that would obviously cost more in rent. So I guess that is a large extra cost based solely on my conditions…but I can't get a more accessible property, so that extra cost isn't there right now. 🤔