I created one of the campaign election videos for Labour, and Jeremy Corbyn,
This is a new version of Emeli Sande, Hope "You Are Not Alone
You can see the video here.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P5o8hRHh9IY
Fetlock said:Pension age light touch starts tomorrow
Currently the change will only apply to new claimants who start claiming PIP from Friday onwards.
Almost 287,000 pensioners who already claim PIP are still waiting for a date when their re-tests will end.
poppy123456 said:Fetlock said:Pension age light touch starts tomorrowNot for those who already claim it, it doesn't. The link you posted says this....Currently the change will only apply to new claimants who start claiming PIP from Friday onwards.
Almost 287,000 pensioners who already claim PIP are still waiting for a date when their re-tests will end.
It is clear that not all state pensioners will be awarded this 10 year cycle with only a light touch.
It is for those who, in the opinion of both the assessors and the DWP, have a condition(s) that is/are unlikely to change.
These pensioners will probably have to be awarded the high rate of both care and mobility to qualify and that their conditions will be in scope, such as Parkinsons, MS etc. That category of pensioner will benefit from this change.
The rest, those with standard rate awards will still have to be assessed as normal as it would be clear that their condition is not serious enough to warrant a high rate/it is likely to change. Otherwise you would be having claimants with 8 points from 4 sets of 2 points for aids, being given an unconditional 10 year award with no further retests. Ridiculous to think otherwise.
"It applies a common-sense approach to treating those whose conditions are unlikely to change.
"And we want to introduce it as quickly as possible for those who will benefit from it."
This statement agrees with what the Welfare Rights Officer for SSAFA told me this morning - it will happen but not for many and certainly not for me as I do not have a qualifying condition..
Unnecessary reassessments for Personal Independence Payments (PIP) are today (9 July 2019) being scrapped for around 290,000 disabled pensioners.
See in full here