Upcoming changes to benefits

Conservative politicians of all stripes (and Labour is run by Tories at this point) have used the Conservative press as a testing ground to guage public backlash to their plans for a long time. These aren't leaks. They're calculated political moves with their political friends.

They've done this with other policies (ie. Brexit, anti-trans hatred, anti-protest laws, Partygate). They'll do it again.

These claims they may "water down" these plans are also part of their strategy. It's entirely possible that these leaks are made up to quell public concern, so people don't think their plans to kill disabled people won't be as bad.

Still, if these cuts do go ahead, disabled people and their allies (who can) need to take to the streets consistently to oppose these cuts. This is how disabled people, alongside all other marginalised groups, got legal protections in the first place.

Responding to consultations, signing petitions and writing letters to MPs is worse than nothing at this point.

What about ECHR, can't someone contact them. It's our human rights that's being compromise here, they help criminals human rights but what about us

I wonder if anyone is in a similar situation to me? I applied for PIP in June of last year as I was in the midst of a mental health crisis. I had my telephone interview in October and received a letter on the 25th October to let me know that they had all the information that they needed and I should hear something in seven to eight weeks. Christmas and New Year came and went and the charity which is supporting me advised me to give the PIP team a call.

I rang and spoke to a really helpful man who told me that they did not have some information following the phone interview and so there had been a delay but they now had the information that they needed and it was with the team who made the decisions and I should have a response within four to five weeks. That period has come and gone but I didn't want to rock the boat so I waited until today to call them.

Today I was told that they had needed more information and were waiting for information that they had requested from my doctors surgery. I asked if I should ring my doctors and see what was causing the hold up but was told not to. If they hadn't had a response by the 26th March it would go to a team which look at claims which are overdue for consideration so I should hear something after then. Now considering all the rumours about PIP, I find myself wondering if anyone else is experiencing the same thing and if this linked to the upcoming changes to disability benefits or if I am just, as usual, the unlucky one in the wrong place at the wrong time.

https://www.itv.com/news/2025-03-12/government-considers-measures-to-protect-most-disabled-ahead-of-benefit-cuts

This on itv for today

It is , but you know how twisted they are. This is Rachel reeves fault her mess up the economy. Honestly can't she see whats shes doingwith business shutting and laying people off.

Hi snuggles , what’s your thoughts on all this ? All I keep reading is how much we will have our money cut by and harder pip as though it’s fact but Noah and a different bias say the opposite. I will have to listen to Noah again tomorrow when I’m less fatigued but I’m sure he said pip is not changing and if it were it would take years . Lcwra he didn’t think was being cut but basic rate rising but not at the expense of lcwra. They both seemed the complete opposite of msm and itv. I’m so confused .

Good grief!

Is this Marcus bloke a Liebour MP ?

Press text, should open in Google.

Are any of the front bench labour certainly Starmer reeves Kendall and Timms aren’t