Pip changing to vouchers ??

I think many people are just very worried and anxious at the moment as we are not being told anything about changes that may happen. I do believe the new government will make some changes to welfare, but it probably won't include PIP, and if it did it would be something like a cap on future payments, as in no benefit increases for maybe 12 months.

Just because they have hinted at some welfare changes does not mean they plan doing the same as the tories were going to do, welfare includes child benefits, Universal Credit, Pensions, housing benefit and others. I think they will focus more on getting people back to work who are able to or wish to do so, including those on disability benefits, but it won't be forced on you, they'll probably offer more help and try reduce mental health waiting lists and NHS waiting lists to reduce the amount of people claiming PIP.

There is too much scare mongering, false information, and second guessing about PIP changes, it's highly unlikely they would scrap it or give vouchers, it would be a nightmare, both for us and for the government, would cause more upset and distress, make people more poorly, be totally unworkable, cost more money in the long run, and be highly unpopular.

Thank you , means a lot me and thank you for sharing your experience it is not easy , I know the powers that be love to keep us in a constant state of fear and anxiety , fearful people are easier to control . I don't know the answers or the solutions but I do know that to lose PIP to vouchers would completely devastate our lives and we'd lose our home of 18 years .

You are referring to my post which youv'e copied and pasted into your comments, I was NOT trying to give false hope, negativity etc to anybody on here, I was merely stating that nobody knows what will happen in regards to PIP, in fact my post was actually based on some evidence from various charities, including Scope. When I phoned them last month about PIP changes and vouchers they told me not to worry too much, that vouchers would be highly unlikely, and if it did happen it would take years to implement. Whilst I agree you have every right to your own opinion, don't single my post out, copy and paste it, say i'm giving a false point of view, I actually said the new government would probably target other benefits, which they have done, including the winter fuel allowance, and 2 child benefit cap, Your post about another member is wholly unacceptable, youv'e twisted my words and how it was meant, It was not based on falsehood, fake news or to give anybody false hope, try ringing Scope and see what they say, to rant on like you have, picking out peoples comments, saying they are wrong is deeply upsetting, especially when it's written with a positive attitude, and came after talking to a Scope member of staff, to which I also now assume your saying they're wrong too?

Your a community member, not an advisor or moderator for scope, they decide whose comments are wrong, misleading, or false, not you, wind your neck in.

Well said, my last post was copied, pasted and blasted for being a bit positive, I too got fed up with all the negative comments on here, like you I was really fed up of it, it's full of it today too, even though none of us know exactly what will happen until October. One member on here singled me out, copied my comments into there post and ranted on about what I put, it's the same person posting negative and false comments, they know who they are, don't worry Iv'e reported them to Scope, people on here don't want to read scary, frightening stuff about PIP, they need positivity and reassurance, we all have our own view on what might happen, in future I shall just ring Scope for advice, as some comments on here are unhelpful.

That isn't how the legislative process works.

For a start, there would need to a Bill to "vote" on, in accordance with the usual stages in the legislative process;

And, IF the Welfare Reform Act 2012 is going to be repealed and replaced, a Bill isn't going to be drafted in readiness for the start of Parliament in September, particularly if a white paper is going to be issued following what is implicitly an extensive review (of the 16,000 responses to the Green Paper).

Additionally a government can't "claim" 16,000 responses "said yes please vouchers are a good idea" when that is already demonstrably untrue, if, as a bare minimum, you read some of the responses issued on behalf of disability/other charitable organisations openly available on the internet, which have roundly criticised/rejected such a proposal, together with all of the individual disabled respondees who have done the same.

Additionally, any internal statistical analysis/review/summary of a public consultation by a government department/body could easily be obtained under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. So the suggestion any government is going to "cook the books" in this respect and therefore open itself up to claims of overt corruption/subterfuge is for the birds!!

I do get both points , but I have to be honest and say that you were very lucky to have your post left on , I was happy to read your post and I do pray that what scope have said is right , I'd like to trust them , thank you for posting it as it is positive and we all need positivity don't we . I think this subject is really difficult as we are left in limbo and it is not healthy for anyone and lots on here have anxiety and mental health including myself .

I think words can get taken out of context , sometimes it is hard to read the intent .