The official 2024 budget discussion.

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  • Community_Scope
    Community_Scope Posts: 1,447 Empowering

    Note from the online community team

    We'd just like to nip this in the bud now before it possibly escalates. We understand tensions are high at the moment but can we please refrain from blaming other groups for the decisions the Government have made in regards to the disabled community.

    Thanks for your understanding.

  • whistles
    whistles Community member Posts: 1,701 Championing

    I guess we need to wait for this white paper?

  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Community member Posts: 2,193 Championing
    edited November 2

    I took this at first to mean that CA would increase from £81.90 to 16 hours at National Living Wage rates (which would be 16 * £12.21 - or £195.36 per week.

    But NO - it means that Carers are ALLOWED to earn an extra £10k pa - isn't that kind of them ?

    I mean - how does that mean "the biggest rise in CA since it was introduced in 1976" ?

    CA itself is NOT being increased at all !!

    This is a deliberate lie !

    I mean they announce the minimum wage is being increased by 6.7% but not the CA rate !

    So - overall - CA is effectively being reduced.

  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Community member Posts: 2,193 Championing
    edited November 2

    in Feb 2024 - there were still over 600,000 adult claimants of DLA with a similar number (600,000) of claimants under 16.

    the stats show that only 37,000 were converted from DLA to PIP in the last 12 months - so this will take almost 20 years to deal with, unless they pull their fingers out !

  • Andi66
    Andi66 Community member Posts: 393 Empowering

    Well done, proud of you.

    I had emailed Timms in the past , but he just thanked for writing and not addressed the issues

  • Nightcity
    Nightcity Community member Posts: 2,215 Championing

    I'll send him a copy too then 💜

    I'll edit his to be a little less abrupt to give him a chance

  • Dave1993
    Dave1993 Community member Posts: 120 Empowering

    Doesn't all these WCA reforms still have to pass in parliament though so how are they going to get it out in 2025 can they do it that fast? people are saying april imo this would take years "if" it even does pass @Nightcity

  • Nightcity
    Nightcity Community member Posts: 2,215 Championing

    everything in the white paper will require legislation and be slow that's why we need to hit them back now.

    as for the WCA changes the tory version already passed I'm unsure if an altered version would need to also go through legislation, certainly hope so.

  • Dave1993
    Dave1993 Community member Posts: 120 Empowering

    torie version really passed? jesus they really don't care do they

  • Nightcity
    Nightcity Community member Posts: 2,215 Championing

    yes theor version, so if Kendall makes other changes I'm unsure if it has to go back to legislation again, hopefully someone More knowledgeable on laws can help us with that info.

  • Dave1993
    Dave1993 Community member Posts: 120 Empowering

    apparently they have not "fully" passed so that's good news

  • Nightcity
    Nightcity Community member Posts: 2,215 Championing
  • Zipz
    Zipz Community member Posts: 312 Empowering
    edited November 2

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  • luvpink
    luvpink Community member Posts: 475 Empowering

    I had been on LCWRA for around 12 years and I was reassessed last year out if the blue.

    I remained in the support group.

  • Nightcity
    Nightcity Community member Posts: 2,215 Championing

    ok so unless they rush it through (which the lords will hopefully play them up) then it is unlikely to start ss early as April after all.

    what a relief.

  • Jenny_Palmer
    Jenny_Palmer Community member Posts: 17 Listener

    Does anyone know if this is true in regards to LCWRA and WCA supposed changes and current claims?

    Source: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9800/#:~:text=The%20Transforming%20Support%20white%20paper,make%20savings%20from%20the%20reforms.

    “….When might changes be introduced?

    The Transforming Support white paper states that primary legislation would be introduced in a new Parliament (after the next general election) “when parliamentary time allows”. 

    After that, the changes would be introduced for new claims only, on a staged, geographical basis. This would begin no earlier than 2026/27, and roll-out would take at least three years. From 2029 at the earliest, existing UC LCWRA claimants would then move on to the new system.”

    I was awarded UC/LCWRA only in March for a minimum of two years and currently get PIP.

    My main worry at the moment is the new white paper detail which says that those on LCWRA will be moved over to what will be known as the ‘Health Group’ and that if you work more than 6 months your LCWRA will be removed 😳 I’ve always worked while on it as my Cerebral Palsy makes it challenging but not impossible currently and I thought you were encouraged to work on it! Even with trying to work I still rely on LCWRA to live so it’s a worry it might get taken away for trying to do what they are asking us all to essentially do - work!!

    If current claimants are protected until 2029 that’s something at least though obviously the whole situation is so stressful and worrying for us all 😞😩🥺


  • emc123
    emc123 Community member Posts: 90 Empowering

    Hi, can you tell us the relevance of November 29th please?