March 26th and Green Paper Mega Discussion (ITV leaks, etc)

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  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 4,957 Championing
    edited March 8

    Does he get Tax Credits currently?

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 5,266 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/130608/dwp-press-release-today-new-employment-support-to-unlock-opportunities-for-sick-and-disabled

    What I don't understand is people saying will take years and this saying will start from 2025 so confused

  • Andi66
    Andi66 Online Community Member Posts: 905 Championing

    The thing is that they want us to go to work but because of reeves tax hike and ni ,business are closing.

  • ased444
    ased444 Online Community Member Posts: 70 Listener
    edited March 8

    Hi

    He doesnt get tax credit but he wants to know how uc works before he gets in uc he just wanted know the link you gave is that saying that if there is second property and first house that he lives in main home and other house for his family to lives in and the link you sent to me does it say that if friend or family lives there it should be ok? Thanks

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 4,957 Championing
    edited March 8

    No the link doesn't say if a friend or family member lives there it is okay.

    It has to be a close family member (parent, parent-in-law, son, son-in-law, daughter, daughter-in-law, step-parent, step-son, step-daughter, brother, sister)

    AND

    The family member has to be state pension age or be receiving ESA Work Related Activity Group/Support Group or LCW/LCWRA with Universal Credit.

  • keira
    keira Online Community Member Posts: 172 Empowering
    edited March 7

    https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/mar/06/liz-kendall-says-getting-people-into-work-is-best-way-to-cut-benefits-bill

    The Guardian reports 

    The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is due to publish a green paper on welfare "in the coming days", before Rachel Reeves's statement, on March 26

  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 9,502 Scope Online Community Coordinator
    edited March 8

    Thanks for sharing @keira We're all prepped and Scope will give a statement once they've had a chance to compile all the information.

  • Hopeless
    Hopeless Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 720 Empowering
    edited March 8

    I’ve just stumbled across this

    https://www.itv.com/news/2025-03-07/government-to-make-6bn-welfare-savings-with-benefits-shake-up

    I’m unsure whether this is a trustworthy source?

  • JONFISHER
    JONFISHER Online Community Member Posts: 19 Listener
    edited March 8

    Im in receipt of PIP just the lower amount for both. Does this government not think that people won't be scared,i am for one. I just want everyone to keep their PIP & BE LEFT ALONE! Last MARCH I had a TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT BUT I'VE NOT TOLD PIP BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO DRAW THEIR ATTENTION TO ME!

  • Hopeless
    Hopeless Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 720 Empowering
    edited March 8

    It’s about to be on ITV news now

  • Ray212
    Ray212 Online Community Member Posts: 659 Empowering
    edited March 8

    Can someone post some thoughts on this. It's from ITV, it says about PIP being cut, UC being reduced etc.

    Can UC being reduced happen immediately or is it like the other things, its something that takes time and can't just happen?

    https://www.itv.com/news/2025-03-07/government-to-make-6bn-welfare-savings-with-benefits-shake-up

  • rustyrocky
    rustyrocky Online Community Member Posts: 6 Listener

    I’ve been told, that according to the news this evening, the government are planning to put save £6 billion from benefits payments. Is this true? How will it affect UC and PIP payments going forward? This is very worrying as I’m just about managing at the moment. I can’t cope with the thought of having to survive without my current payment.

  • keira
    keira Online Community Member Posts: 172 Empowering
    edited March 7

    The radical package of reforms will see:

    • £5bn in savings by making it harder to qualify for Personal Independence Payments - a benefit not linked to work that is meant to help people with the additional costs of their disability
    • Further savings by freezing PIP payments next year, so they do not rise with inflation
    • Raising the basic rate for Universal Credit paid to those searching for work, or in work, while cutting the rate for those who are judged as unfit for work.
    • A billion pounds of savings ploughed into a major investment for employment support for those who are looking for a job

    The aim of the measures is to massively increase the incentives for people to remain in the work-search category of Universal Credit, even if they suffer with a health condition or disability, but also to more than £6bn a year by the end of the decade.

    https://www.itv.com/news/2025-03-07/government-to-make-6bn-welfare-savings-with-benefits-shake-up

  • Zipz
    Zipz Online Community Member Posts: 1,931 Pioneering
    edited March 8

    This is published on the ITV News website:

    https://www.itv.com/news/2025-03-07/government-to-make-6bn-welfare-savings-with-benefits-shake-up

    The source is reputable. As yet, we don't have the fine details.

    It is very troubling.

  • YogiBear
    YogiBear Online Community Member Posts: 157 Empowering
    edited March 8

    I hope you don't mind me copying and pasting this onto Benefits & Work page Keira.

  • keira
    keira Online Community Member Posts: 172 Empowering
    edited March 8
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/992806#Comment_992806

    No problem

  • JasonRA
    JasonRA Online Community Member Posts: 194 Pioneering
    edited March 8

    Basically they're abolishing the LCWRA element of Universal Credit.

  • YogiBear
    YogiBear Online Community Member Posts: 157 Empowering
    edited March 8

    Thank u Keira.

  • Ray212
    Ray212 Online Community Member Posts: 659 Empowering
    edited March 8
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/992808#Comment_992808

    Does it say that anywhere?

  • Ray212
    Ray212 Online Community Member Posts: 659 Empowering
    edited March 8

    Why is no one else other than ITV reporting this?

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