Upcoming changes to benefits
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I think you are right, it is unclear though. First report I read 5 days ago was that they were simply taking away all the 2 point descriptors; ie nothing for needing reminding only for needing prompting. I don't think they have a clue - if only they'd consulted with some, say, disabled groups or people 🙄
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so does that mean if you get pip now and have a review coming up they can’t take your pip off you unless your health has improved ?
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hi Catherine hope you’re ok ,
I just watched a different bias on YouTube gushing over how wonderful labour and starmer are now they’ve stopped the benefits reforms. Ppl in the comments so pleased but didn’t realise it’s just the freeze on pip. Totally misleading video and ignored the real cuts that are coming.
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No one knows yet.
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I don’t trust the points system. For instance questions I answered were awarded 2 points when it should have been more on my previous assessment. So if you say can’t wash between your shoulders and above your waist that should be 4 points , but if you can’t wash between those areas you can’t wash your hair either which is 2 points. So a bad assessor can award you the 2 instead of the 4
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is that just the pip freeze though ?
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I understand that, perhaps I shouldn't have said the least worry. But the PIP issue they're on about u-turning on is only the freeze. My point is that it's all the other stuff that affects us worse, including your PIP. The criteria stuff, the cuts. That's the stuff we both have to worry about most.
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I've just emailed Timms and asked him to stand up for us, especially as he is our disabled minister. That i read which I have is putting lives at risk..if you can email him as well. Hopefully it may sink in
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Vulnerable ppl in the comments thanking him for putting their mind at rest cos it means they save their increase of about £100 per year, yet don’t realise they’ll probably lose pip and have a reduced lcwra . Absolutely shameful.
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The 'u-turn' and the focus it's getting is all smoke and mirrors. Likely the plan all along. What a mess.
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absolutely 100% . I’d rather take a pip freeze for a couple of years and keep things as they are . What good is then u turning over the freeze if I and many others won’t be eligible anymore. Not to mention their idea of reducing out lcwra to give it to healthy ppl . Basic uc should be higher but again it’s at our expense.
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I emailed him Kendall reeves starmer all ignored me . Apart from starmers office before the election of course
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That google document link says does not exist.
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Exactly this, these are such awful plans and it seems like the PIP freeze was always put there so they could backtrack and push the most serious parts through. It's infuriating seeing so many YouTube comments of people talking as if they're not planning on doing anything now.
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It annoys me that politicians keep calling it “mental health”. It’s mental ILLNESS. “Mental health” is something we all have… just like we all have physical health. But mental illness is completely different, it’s a disability.
Eg — everyone gets stressed or upset sometimes… that’s not an illness within itself and it wouldn’t qualify for PIP/LCWRA. But not everyone has a mental ILLNESS. Those of us that do ARE disabled from it! My mental illnesses affect every aspect of my day to day life. “Good work” won’t cure me, exercise won’t cure me, I have been ill since early childhood and multiple doctors have said that they believe that this is due to chemical imbalances in my brain, plus extensive trauma in my adult years leading to complex PTSD. I genuinely could not live without medication, even one missed dose makes me spiral and if I miss a day I get so depressed I can’t move or talk!
Sorry for the personal diatribe. But I know a lot of us are in the same situation and it helps to know you’re not alone. I refuse to be ashamed or vilified for being disabled any more, or invalidated because you can’t see my illnesses.
I see all of you, whatever condition you have. ❤️4 -
the fact that the dwp may be tightening criteria/general cuts for both pip and lcwra awards are both equally awful - let me reemphasis that
I think lcwra reforms will be of biggest concern to those who’s health doesn’t allow you to even consider work (even if the dwp got off your back and you finally had the opportunity to truly ask yourself that question) - uc can force to to job centre appointments and work related activities thanks to its claimant commitment (pip has no such small print) - lcwra award main perk isn’t the extra money for many of us, it’s the removed pressure compared to normal jobseekers
Pip reforms will be of bigger concern to those disabled who work (and may have decided to not also claim uc and do with less funds but not have a claimant committed - the fact pip is also not means tested is vital to disabled or live in carers in work) - if you take pip from the disabled person not only may they no longer be able to work but it also affects the carer and/or spouse/partner they live with and their working situation. And if you mess with people’s ability to work you are messing with the economy
(What reeves and Kendall don’t realise if they go ahead with a assault of this level on pip and lcwra - the worst case scenario is the several knock on effects could single handedly crash the uk economy (really stupid time to axe nhs England imo))
long term I personally want to find a way to ditch uc and rely just on pip and 1-2 days a week suitable work/help from family once health allows (as long as pip stays non means tested)I thought a Labour gov make help make that a real option on the table that could be a win win for both side - instead Labour actions have once again pushed me into unknown limbo - honestly I’m p***ed as it feels like yet again the dwp are trying to take my future from me
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This isn't the first time I've read that Labour wanted to scrap the Work Capability Assessment, this was an opinion piece in November last year.
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Its so sad to see so many being duped by the rumoured reversal, masses of misleading headlines as well.
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No it means that they will need to do millions of reviews before reducing payments !!
And these will take decades
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