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

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  • apple85
    apple85 Online Community Member Posts: 848 Championing

    weren’t the dwp taken to court in the last couple of years for not honouring the correct TP amount after managed migration and the upper tribunal ordered them to sort it out and pay people the correct TP?

    Another member or mod will know for sure.

    But dealing with dwp 101 - they often make financial mistakes in award calculations & payments and it’s up to the claimant to get on and stay on their case to make sure they correct things (and as this is the dwp don’t be surprised if it takes a month of Sundays!)

    Also I believe those on esa wrag may also have severe and enhanced disability elements on their award and be pre 2017? legacy wrag claimants (when Osborne lowered new wrag claimants to the same award amount as jsa - pre existing wrag esa claimants higher award amount was and still is protected) - point I’m making is that esa wrag group under going managed migration may also have TP (once again if a mod or member with policy knowledge can double check the above as I’m not a solid 100% sure)

  • Kimmy87
    Kimmy87 Online Community Member Posts: 3,991 Championing

    Transitional Protection is designed to top up your UC award at the time of transfer, if legacy benefits were of a higher amount.

    TP stops through a major change of circumstances such as swapping between a single/couple claim.

    TP reduces with the annual benefit rises, or with the award of a new element which is what happened with Lou. They were awarded LCWRA so their TP reduced by the same amount.

  • Loulou82xx
    Loulou82xx Online Community Member Posts: 16 Contributor

    I know the courts ordered TP to be paid but when you receive another benefit in my case LCWRA they then reduce your TP by the amount of the new benefit so currently I get LCWRA £416 per month and TP of £84. If they reduce or scrap LCWRA they should reinstate people's TP but given they are trying to save as much money as possible I cannot see them reinstating it.

    They didn't want to give it to people in the first place so I cannot see them giving it back to people. I hope I am wrong as the loss of it would be devastating for everybody affected.

  • secretsquirrel1
    secretsquirrel1 Online Community Member Posts: 217 Empowering

    I’m on legacy ESA and pip with no severe disability premiums as I have an adult child at home . From what I read going over to LCWRA uc I should get more as I wasn’t getting the SDP anyway . Is this correct ? Although it could all change by the time I get my migration letter of course .

  • snuggles65
    snuggles65 Online Community Member Posts: 52 Connected
  • Kimmy87
    Kimmy87 Online Community Member Posts: 3,991 Championing

    Yes, UC Standard Allowance +LCWRA pays £809.64.

    The monthly ESA equivalent is £689.21.

    So you are better off.

  • secretsquirrel1
    secretsquirrel1 Online Community Member Posts: 217 Empowering

    thank you . Let’s hope these changes don’t go through 🙏

  • secretsquirrel1
    secretsquirrel1 Online Community Member Posts: 217 Empowering

    I think they will be finished off next election. I just can’t see who’s vote for them. They only got voted in this time as a protest as ppl were fed up of Tory’s imo

  • luvpink
    luvpink Online Community Member Posts: 1,264 Trailblazing

    I agree with you.

    The whole Liebour government are are a bunch of self serving callous clueless lot, quite literally running this country into the ground.

    They are an utter disgrace.

  • secretsquirrel1
    secretsquirrel1 Online Community Member Posts: 217 Empowering

    I don’t think they have any ideas of their own, just copying the Tory’s . Only difference is Starmer is psychopathic with no empathy . He played a blinder though fooling ppl into thinking he was Mr flip flop who couldn’t make up his mind or say in the fence. What an actor. There was always something about him that I just didn’t like or trust .

  • pinkrose
    pinkrose Online Community Member Posts: 92 Empowering

    Just emailed my local labour mp.

    This is the second time ,because I emailed a couple of months ago regarding cuts to benefits. But they never got back to me.

    I've not 'held back' in the email but did manage to keep it somewhat respectful.

  • secretsquirrel1
    secretsquirrel1 Online Community Member Posts: 217 Empowering
    edited March 9

    my MP is Jeremy Corbyn. He’s replied lovely emails giving us his support. Reeves Kendall timms no reply surprise surprise

  • secretsquirrel1
    secretsquirrel1 Online Community Member Posts: 217 Empowering

    Does anyone have an update on Ellen Clifford zoom today please ?

  • pinkrose
    pinkrose Online Community Member Posts: 92 Empowering

    I bloody love Jeremy corbyn and John Mcdonell. Wish I had an mp like those 2. Imagine all mp's had their integrity and compassion......

  • secretsquirrel1
    secretsquirrel1 Online Community Member Posts: 217 Empowering

    Starmer will take away the whip if any Labour MPs go against him . He doesn’t believe in democracy or disabled equality. Strange for a human rights lawyer.

  • Ranald
    Ranald Online Community Member Posts: 753 Championing
    edited March 9

    The last lot claimed they were going to break the law in a 'limited and specific way', during the Brexit disaster. They can claim what they like, but it just decides how much humble pie they eat at a later date!

  • luvpink
    luvpink Online Community Member Posts: 1,264 Trailblazing

    He is an extremely dangerous individual.

    I never liked or trusted him but my goodness I never thought he would turn out to be the dictator he clearly is.

    I have never known so much apathy and general despair among people since him and his cronies got elected and started to reign terror and control over us.

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