Upcoming changes to benefits

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  • Ross1975
    Ross1975 Community Member Posts: 1,366 Championing

    For these last few months I've not been worrying much, thinking things may not turn out that bad, anything they decide will possibly take years to happen, I can save up to have a safety net for when those things happen. But lately for some reason I've been feeling worried sick, it's making me want to drink quite a lot of alcohol now and eat junk food to help me relax and give me comfort, but it'll be bad for my health, I already have high blood pressure.

  • tcellmutation
    tcellmutation Community Member Posts: 341 Empowering

    I'm being migrated to Universal Credit, and I'll find out my new payment amount on April 5th. I currently receive the enhanced rate for all my benefits, was in the ESA Support Group, and received the Severe Disability Premium (SDP). Previously, I understood that I would have transitional protection and would continue to receive the same amount as I did on legacy benefits. However, I'm worried that any announcements made tomorrow could affect my payments. Do you think I'll still receive exactly the same amount, or could these changes potentially impact my entitlement?

  • apples
    apples Community Member Posts: 558 Empowering

    Sorry I should have been more specific, for people that don’t need it and wouldn’t qualify he’s explaining how to do it

  • geckobat
    geckobat Community Member Posts: 204 Empowering

    Oh that's so irritating! The kind of stuff that makes things so much worse for us and why people think we're scroungers

  • Vulcress
    Vulcress Community Member Posts: 113 Empowering

    At the stage now I just wonder would they even care about the legal side.

    My MP just made contact in the last hour, no copy and paste.

    they fully accept what I said about

    1, Who decides who are the people truly unfit for work

    2, they agree any cuts to these people is totally unacceptable

    3, again they accept the stress and the way this is being handled is just making people even more upset and worried.

    Given the amount of bad feeling various policies have already generated my MP is one

    now considered a marginal at real risk of Reform Gaining, They are already doorstepping

    and the rubbish being spouted but its coming back to another point if people are so scared

    they will listen to something you only have to look at the people who Trusted Trump

    and now have serious Buyers regret. Labour seem intent on pushing people away who would normally be loyal voters and for what? so Reeves and her "fiscal rules" doesnt spook the Market but Trump and Co are spooking the markets 7 days a week sometimes 5 times day.

  • snuggles65
    snuggles65 Community Member Posts: 163 Empowering

    We have also have had the dreaded brown envelope we have to move over by 7th June. I'm not transferring until after the April increase as advised. I don't think anything will change anytime soon. Like you and many others my anxiety levels have it the roof. This year so far I've had to do my hubby's pip and ESA migration to UC and the cherry on the cake the welfare cuts. I just hope and 🙏 that they are not as bad as what the media having being saying or is that me just been optimistic.

  • Stellar
    Stellar Community Member Posts: 538 Trailblazing

    Not really. The first domino came when they chose to cut WFA and condemn more pensioners into poverty.

  • JamieLeeSAMPLE
    JamieLeeSAMPLE Community Member Posts: 36 Contributor

    what I ve heard they are not frezzeing pip however they going make it harder for people to claim inc when you go for review the hardiest will those with mental health and Neuro diversity if this happens I suspect a court case might happen

  • JamieLeeSAMPLE
    JamieLeeSAMPLE Community Member Posts: 36 Contributor

    we can take them to court like many others have

  • philevan77
    philevan77 Community Member Posts: 31 Contributor

    one I’ve just read is PIP is going to be means tested all starting to worry a lot of people

  • Andi66
    Andi66 Community Member Posts: 1,457 Championing

    They had remploy, for disabled people and then Cameron came in got rid off of it, putting them unemployed, Business aren't taking on apprenticeship especially with reeves budget fiasco

  • secretsquirrel1
    secretsquirrel1 Community Member Posts: 2,048 Championing

    first I’ve heard of that . Where did you hear it ?

  • William01
    William01 Community Member Posts: 25 Connected

    Hopefully the ongoing judicial review will be successful and charities and disabled activists will be able to find grounds within this dreaded bill to legally challenge

  • William01
    William01 Community Member Posts: 25 Connected

    It would be quite ironic for then to do that, considering they condemned the Tories when asking them would they make pip means tested and the Tories wouldn't answered. But hi this Labour government is full of nasty surprises

  • Zipz
    Zipz Community Member Posts: 4,345 Championing
    edited March 2025
  • philevan77
    philevan77 Community Member Posts: 31 Contributor

    I’ve read it today huge panic that I could lose my pip that I have fought hard to get what about people who have in last few weeks been awarded pip to then worry they may lose them

  • Zipz
    Zipz Community Member Posts: 4,345 Championing

    Do you have a link? Can you name a reputable source?

  • Andi66
    Andi66 Community Member Posts: 1,457 Championing

    How would they means tested it

    What time is it on about the green paper

  • philevan77
    philevan77 Community Member Posts: 31 Contributor

    does anyone know what time the green paper being announced?

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