Upcoming changes to benefits

Same here. Last assessor actually lowered mobility and raised care so they made a saving of about £50 a month. I went to MR and got it back but was advised against asking for length of award extension at that time . The case manager was really good so I’m upset I didn’t ask at the time

My brother lives in France and he is unable to work. He sees someone once a month like an advisor, they help him getting oil for his heating, new tyres . He goes to the foodbank. But they seem very helpful not like here. He is appalled when I tell him what's going on here

Sorry, I'm being dense here. But 4 from one question and 8 from another or 4 from one question and then 8 points (made up from various questions). As you say, nothing confirmed.

Direct from Beth Rigby

One government figure told me it would result in some conditions, such as "milder mental health" or "lower-level physical conditions", being ineligible for PIP.

But they stressed that those with more severe conditions and who are never going to be able to work would be protected and cared for.

It's coming back to the same question many have asked in this thread who is going to decide

the cut off point?

Protected and Cared for? like the months of endless stress, the non stop rhetoric that had right wing papers drooling and loving the word "scrounger" "workshy"

The really sad thing about this if they actually just spoke about #brexit and the disaster its been just something as simple as making sure goods and services align with the EU would provide the UK Economy with 2.2 % Growth. Just cutting back red tape and actually getting a viable solution sorted until a main party leader decided to make the case to rejoin the EU fully.

I think it’s 4 points one question plus 4 points made up from any other questions

And there throwing out the narrative to the general public, that most people are faking their MH issues, and trying to paint us a fraudsters ,that are robbing off the tax payer, like they did to the man working cash in the hand in 80s to feed his children, I love Rachel Reeves or Liz Kendall to sit in my head for just one day, where getting out of bed in a struggle, and you hate yourself for it being a struggle and just want a so called normal live ,and work, but sometimes it's not the simple, like I said if they they their criteria through , this country has gone back 80s, after such a big deal make about mental health just a few years, and it's still the biggest cause of death of men under 30, same on them all, and they will have blood on their hands

I'm currently on LCWRA, if the government change it am I likely to be able to claim ESA instead?

Just saw that clip of some presenter on GB news grilling Wes Streeting on if it's okay for someone on ADHD to be claiming PIP. The look of disgust on her face at the thought really took me back.

I'm sure she feels the same about all mental heatlh and neurodiverse conditions.

I don’t think it would be a specific diagnosis due to how varied things can affect different people, and they’d lose that court case pretty quickly, so I’m guessing it’ll be actual symptoms they look at

maybe in regards to mobility, if you can walk a certain length (longer than the higher point PIP distances) and don’t need mobility aids, or if you can mostly take care of yourself even if you can’t work

(but obviously I have absolutely zero clue so take what I say with a grain of salt)

Exactly! Make it make sense