Upcoming changes to benefits
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Oh that's so irritating! The kind of stuff that makes things so much worse for us and why people think we're scroungers
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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.
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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.
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Not really. The first domino came when they chose to cut WFA and condemn more pensioners into poverty.
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I just caught this on catch-up, MPs questioned the Work and Pensions Secretary ahead of expected cuts in Parliament this afternoon. The Youth Guarantee scheme will launch next month in eight areas. The Conservatives accused Labour of overseeing an increase of 100,000 young people out of work, training, or education since they took office. Liz Kendall blamed the Conservatives for 14 years of inaction, pointing out that their only plan, changes to the Work Capability Assessment, was recently ruled illegal by the courts.
Timms responded, promising a green paper soon with a detailed plan to support disabled people in work, something that was stopped in 2010. He emphasised they’ll address current system disincentives and support those unable to work due to disability or ill health. We’ll find out who they class as too disabled or sick to work in the very near future, as they avoided defining what this person looks like and also did not answer a direct question about cuts to sick pay.
An MP from Southampton raised concerns about a disabled constituent caring for her disabled daughter, worried sick about the proposed changes, and Timms apologised for the distress caused by recent speculation, promising a full impact assessment on the changes.
The discussion also covered fraud in Universal Credit and Pension Credit, people exceeding capital limits on means-tested benefits, and individuals living abroad while claiming benefits. It’s definitely worth a watch!
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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
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Good one!
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we can take them to court like many others have
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one I’ve just read is PIP is going to be means tested all starting to worry a lot of people
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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
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first I’ve heard of that . Where did you hear it ?
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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
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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
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A link would be welcome.
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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
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Do you have a link? Can you name a reputable source?
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How would they means tested it
What time is it on about the green paper
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does anyone know what time the green paper being announced?
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where did you read it ? I’ve been reading and listening to information today and haven’t seen anything about means testing pip
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@philevan77 someone said earlier in this forum around 12ish. Hopefully it is doomed ti failure.
Does anyone know what will happen with current pip awards? Will they likely be pulled and re-assessed using the new criteria?
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