IS PIP BENEFIT BEING CUT?
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They would save a lot of money if they stopped reassessing claimants with long term health issues and disabilities that are never going to improve.
We fill out the claim forms then unless you have a paper based assessment you are grilled by assessors asking you the same questions you already wrote on the forms.
Last time I was reassessed I had my mobility component reduced from high rate to standard.
They refused to overturn it on mandatory reconsideration and I applied to go to a tribunal.
Eventually they did overturn it before it went that far.
I asked if they would give me a longer award and they reluctantly extended it by a year.
I was hoping for an ongoing award as my condition/disabilities are never going to improve.
Its so degrading and stressful having the anxiety of repeated assessments and not knowing whether we will keep our awards, have them reduced or denied.
All we want is to try and live dignified lives without this constant worry and media bashing.
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@luvpink I so agree with all you've said. I've numerous lifelong and also decades long conditions that plague me daily in more than one way, being tested past yr and a bit for Coeliac disease, to add to my already v fragile digestive system to name but one ailment.
The reassessment process after a short award is ludicrous.
I've won two tribunals unanimously, and the third time, I was not awarded did get it back at MR.
This, after being on indefinite dla. And all the rigorous assessments that took place for that might aswell not have happened since they changed to pip.
I usually ,after at least 5 f2f assessments for esa get paper based now, 5 times since last f2f one,now the change to uc ,when I get my migration notice I know I'll have an assessment at some point on that too. I'm 58,My health like so many of us is in the gutter through no fault of my own. When oh when do they get the picture we aren't making this up.
Talk about wasting time and money, they are experts at it.
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The money spent on the assessment contracts and wages paid to assessors could be greatly reduced if they stopped harassing those of us with long term illness/ disabilities that impact our daily lives and we cannot work.
I get it they need to assess new claimants but they should leave the rest of us alone as we have proven time and again that we qualify for the benefits.
I will be 63 at my next assessment, its ludicrous.
I had to take early ill health retirement and I am in the highest tier private pension.
You would think common sense would prove to them that its so hard to get early ill health retirement and I can't work.
It really doesn't make any sense.
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we are going through a pip review. In a separate note a friend applied for PIP 1st October and then after filling in the PIP2 form was told it’s about 12 weeks for an assesment. Then ringing today he has been told assessments are now around 25 weeks from when applying for PIP and that they had a mad rush before Christmas and they they are over worked
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If they stop contracting private providers to reassess claimants, the funnelling upwards of wealth would be interrupted! Won't anyone think of the billionaires? 😉
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@Summerlove I agree. They're all too busy at the Trough.
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I often think of the billionaires. I have many plans for them 😉
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hi would pip be cut this year and how long would it take to cut it
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Nothing is currently happening to PIP.
The Government haven't yet released their Green Paper with their proposed changes. This is due next month.
Any changes will take a long time to become law, years plural, and what eventually does become law will probably differ from the proposals.
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do u think it will all happen like the next few months or this year
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Any changes will take years to become law.
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what about if they fast track it and what’s this thing in march
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They can't fast track the legal process.
They were able to change the Winter fuel payment criteria so quickly because it was a government perk, not protected by legislation.
Ignore hyped up, factually incorrect media stories about crack downs, fast track changes etc.
In March Labour will release a Green paper.
Green Paper: These are our plans, what do you think.
Consultation and feedback.
Then they release a White Paper.
White Paper: These are our proposals
Then the long legal process, going through both houses of parliament, delayed by any court challenges, amendments proposed by the House of Lords.
Then they finally become law.
The whole process takes years, and what eventually becomes law is usually a watered down version of the Green paper.
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ok sorry just very wouldn’t happen in the next few months or year
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Hi
I need to know is pip to be replaced with new benefit system because i saw in news you can see the link ? https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/pip-could-scrapped-major-shake-9952667
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Hi
I need to know is pip to be replaced with new benefit system because i saw in news you can see the link and if its replaced with benefit what will happen to the exisiting claiment will they need all the hasssle like filling form reassesment again ? https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/pip-could-scrapped-major-shake-9952667
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There is nothing to report. The green paper hasn't been read in the HofC yet.
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Avoid any article from the "reach" group it'll tell you it's a reach group when asking about cookies.
The trash they come out with should be under "fiction"
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Labour haven't yet released the Green Paper with their proposals.
That article is about a third party group who have launched a survey with a proposal to change PIP.
The Commission for Social Security has no more influence than Scope does, or any other group with an opinion on welfare benefits.
It's not official Government policy, and once again nothing is yet changing.
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What you have read is scaremongering and speculation.
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