The official 2024 budget discussion.

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  • apple85
    apple85 Online Community Member Posts: 791 Championing
    edited October 2024
  • apple85
    apple85 Online Community Member Posts: 791 Championing
    edited October 2024
  • Votadini
    Votadini Online Community Member Posts: 49 Empowering
    edited October 2024

    If they're going ahead with the Conservative plans (which is what they've briefed to the press and Reeves seems to have confirmed), then for existing claimants nothing will change until 2028/29 even if you're reassessed, the changes to the WCA will be for new claimants only until that time. We'll know more when Liz Kendall releases her white paper.

  • apple85
    apple85 Online Community Member Posts: 791 Championing
    edited October 2024
  • bench
    bench Online Community Member Posts: 61 Connected
    edited October 2024
  • apple85
    apple85 Online Community Member Posts: 791 Championing
    edited October 2024
  • JonnycJonny
    JonnycJonny Scope Member Posts: 229 Empowering
    edited October 2024

    The 'savings' had already been baked into the figures. What remains is the specifics of the reform - our state of limbo persists.

  • Meg24
    Meg24 Online Community Member Posts: 369 Trailblazing
    edited October 2024

    Where is this written? I've only seen them say "new claimants and those who have a change of circumstances or a reassessment"

    I haven't had a WCA since 2018 so I'm definitely due one. Surely they have to apply the new rules to all WCAs, not just to new claimants? I thought they'd said that they expect ALL claimants to be under the new rules BY 2028/9. I'll be very happy to be corrected because that will give me a few more years. I won't last long once the changes kick in.

  • apple85
    apple85 Online Community Member Posts: 791 Championing
    edited October 2024
  • Andi66
    Andi66 Online Community Member Posts: 634 Pioneering
    edited October 2024

    Just heard sunak tear into reeves about not cutting welfare and making disabled work. So unsure what she meant then

  • apple85
    apple85 Online Community Member Posts: 791 Championing
    edited October 2024
  • Meg24
    Meg24 Online Community Member Posts: 369 Trailblazing
    edited October 2024

    I wouldn't be surprised to see them tie LCWRA to PIP, especially if they plan to restrict eligibility for PIP. This will present a less harsh face than simply scrapping the substantial rule eligibility, although the effect will still be the same for those of us at thw sharp end, it will look better for them. How do they sleep at night.

  • apple85
    apple85 Online Community Member Posts: 791 Championing
    edited October 2024
  • apple85
    apple85 Online Community Member Posts: 791 Championing
    edited October 2024
  • apple85
    apple85 Online Community Member Posts: 791 Championing
    edited October 2024
  • Meg24
    Meg24 Online Community Member Posts: 369 Trailblazing
    edited October 2024

    Amending SDP transitional protection regulations? **** does that mean?

  • Votadini
    Votadini Online Community Member Posts: 49 Empowering
    edited October 2024

    https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/work-capability-assessment-activities-and-descriptors/outcome/government-response-to-the-work-capability-assessment-activities-and-descriptors-consultation

    These changes to the WCA will apply to new claims for ESA and to UC claimants who report a health condition and require an assessment.

    Also.

    These changes will mean that almost all people who are currently assessed as having LCWRA will never face a WCA reassessment again. Reassessments will only take place under very limited circumstances, which are:

    • When a claimant reports a change of circumstances in their health condition;
    • If a claimant has been awarded LCWRA for pregnancy risk, or cancer treatment where the prognosis for recovery is expected to be short-term;
    • If a claimant has been declared as having LCWRA under the new risk provisions; and
    • In cases of suspected fraud.

    However as others are rightly pointing out we don't know if Labour will follow these reforms precisely, just that they plan to match the Tory 'savings'. So we're still at least partially in the dark. I personally think Reeves confirmed they will be sticking with the Conservative reforms but other opinions are available.