Upcoming changes to benefits

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  • Stop_cutting_us
    Stop_cutting_us Online Community Member Posts: 9 Connected

    Remember don't be fooled on the pip freeze u turn people! Its the discrimination of people with mental health problems which will lead to a change in criteria! So those with certain mental health problems like ADHD, Depression and Autism will no longer be eligible to receive PIP and LCWRA! They're also planning a cruel 34% cut to LCWRA after inflation that's roughly £128 gone each month! That cannot be allowed to happen! It will lead to homelessness, self harm and deaths!

  • CandyK85
    CandyK85 Online Community Member Posts: 12 Contributor

    Prevention? And how exactly do you prevent autism??? Because they're targeting autistic people here too. It's all very weirdly timed too, not long after they're now pushing for assisted dying. Very convenient.

  • evelyncourtney
    evelyncourtney Online Community Member Posts: 104 Empowering

    That’s Streeting off now. He also said there’s a “risk of disruption” to patient care during the reorganisation of NHS management.

    So… how exactly are people meant to get well enough to work and “prevented” from getting iller when this is going on???

  • Maggie37
    Maggie37 Online Community Member Posts: 79 Empowering

    Yes.. definitely a ‘don’t prod the bear’episode. McSweeny, Pat McFadden and Mandelson all have working history together.. so you begin to see the ‘Figurehead’ nature of Starmer and Reeves. That doesn’t mean these back room guys got it right though. After all Cumming’s day in the sun was relatively short and meaningless. I hope my own day in sun proves relaxing and yours.👍

  • matt_nerd12
    matt_nerd12 Online Community Member Posts: 5 Listener

    Hi everyone. I'm a new user that found myself here due to constant searching for information regarding the disability cuts. I'm 49 and diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic, I currently receive DLA, Contributions based ESA and Universal Credit which is reduced to accommodate for the ESA. I'm frantically trying to work out a budget to get my finances in order before any legislation is passed, hopefully these changes won't be immediate. It's the not knowing that is cripling.

  • evelyncourtney
    evelyncourtney Online Community Member Posts: 104 Empowering

    One more thing from Kuenssberg’s show:

    She had shadow education sec Laura Trott on, they spoke about schools etc but then Trott was asked about Labour reforms:

    Trott is next asked if she will support Labour's proposals to cut welfare benefits. 

    She says "let's see what they come forward with", adding "we support the principle of welfare reform". 

    Asked by Laura if she supports the freezing of Personal Independence Payments (PIP), Trott repeats her comment that she wants to see what Labour puts forward. 

    Surprise surprise… blue Tories supporting red Tories!

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 8,644 Championing

    TThankyou for sharing so it's good seems our emails been listened too keep sending guys john mc donell amazing guy

  • Ironside1990
    Ironside1990 Online Community Member Posts: 376 Pioneering

    Following Dr Jay Watts's advice on Twitter, it's probably best to mute keywords relating to these reforms. Benefits, DWP, PIP and LCWRA.

    Regarding Youtube, i'm not sure how to reset the algorithm, so that no related videos pop up on my homepage. Any advice would be appreciated.

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 7,859 Championing
  • worried33
    worried33 Online Community Member Posts: 1,009 Championing

    Does Ellen or the group she worked with have contact details? as I want to get in touch, curious why the PIP consultation wasnt challenged, because if that also is ruled illegal I think would stop the eligibility changes or force them to do a new consultation.

  • worried33
    worried33 Online Community Member Posts: 1,009 Championing
    edited March 16

    Sadly thats only the freeze, the real and damaging cut on eligibility will still probably go ahead. The freeze might lose someone say £10 a week, a eligibility change would lose them everything as they wouldnt qualify.

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 8,644 Championing

    Had similar years back I handed my notice in boss was really belittling me and bullying so I lost my mind harassed her round the clock phome calls the lot got arrested I'm a good person but like millions when my mental health pushed I'm like a caged tiger they really need to do a risk assessment on all of us and it could lead to big health and safety issues how are you feeling today

  • secretsquirrel1
    secretsquirrel1 Online Community Member Posts: 2,052 Championing

    yes I’d like to know what Ellen thinks about all this and whether she plans legal action. I imagine she has to wait for the green paper release. There is a video of her talking about the court case on YouTube. I think she mentions to possible cuts .

  • worried33
    worried33 Online Community Member Posts: 1,009 Championing
    edited March 16

    Yeah the disabled community gets duped very easily, sorry to say.

    The eligibility change is by far the worst out the lot as the cuts are focused on a limited set of people who lose "ALL" their support. This will be the cream of their plans and there is no news on that being dropped.
    Next biggest is the LCWRA cut as its not a freeze its an actual cut in the headline amount. People who lose PIP whilst also getting the LCWRA cut will be mulled to death. Also this is particularly bad for those who dont also get PIP.
    The PIP freeze is an easy thing to drop, as it only had short term effect, the LCWRA and PIP eligibility are the big problems with long term consequences.

  • worried33
    worried33 Online Community Member Posts: 1,009 Championing
  • worried33
    worried33 Online Community Member Posts: 1,009 Championing

    Its very misleading its just the PIP freeze. not the eligibility changes.

    Freeze doesnt matter if you no longer qualify. As you getting nothing.

  • secretsquirrel1
    secretsquirrel1 Online Community Member Posts: 2,052 Championing

    surely it can be fought in court ? Ellen Clifford won her case and the Tory green paper wasn’t as bad as this .

  • Ironside1990
    Ironside1990 Online Community Member Posts: 376 Pioneering

    Deleting my search history, seems to have done the trick. My entire homepage has been wiped completely, got a clean slate.

    Recommend everyone else does this and just watches things that they're interested in.

    Thanks, Kimmy.

  • worried33
    worried33 Online Community Member Posts: 1,009 Championing
    edited March 16

    No idea, one of the reasons I want to get in touch. If a plaintiff is needed I will volunteer. But my assumption is the PIP consultation given that it was far worse than the WCA consultation, could be challenged successfully. The descriptor changes the press are claiming, were in the PIP consultation, its possible they are guessing based on that, and the actual changes could be different, but we do know some kind of eligibility change is planned, and logically without a new consultation they will use something from the consultation.

  • Vogue
    Vogue Online Community Member Posts: 72 Contributor

    Why Target pip when it's a none means tested benefit

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