PIP reform

Hi all so I had to Do my 8yr review form last September as due to run out Dec 2025, I have just had a txt saying that I will have a letter in nxt 2 weeks and I am petrified with all the new rules coming in. I have brittle asthma since I was 11 multiple icu and induce coma on life support many times and hundreds of hospital…

Evening All, I am sure that you've all received emails from members of scope recently regarding the draconian measures that the supposed Party for the People,Labour,are trying to inflict on almost everyone who is a member of Scope.The email in question is aimed at your local MP,or to Scope so they can pass it on. If we…

hi I had a change of circumstances with pip and got awarded higher rate mobility. I asked if I was entitled to back pay they said wait for letter and theu cant tell me how much and when I will get it and someone will contact me about back pay why is this ?

Hi I’m a pensioner on pip, my review due, if it’s done before new point system think I’m ok, but after that 2026 nov. will the new points apply to me?

Hi, I need some advice please regarding benefits and work. I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgua in 2018 after being in a lot of pain for two years and chronic fatigue. I worked full time up until 2019 and then part time up until 2020 and I wasn’t coping with the demands of work, and ended up resigning from my post. I lost…

Hi, can Admin or someone with facts not Speculation please assist? Do you know if a person Now in receipt of LCWRA And PIP With 4points on a Descriptor will Still be reassessed as Not Entitled because their LCWRA was granted via "Substantial Risk". Or is this SR not being scrapped/not Relevant under the 4point PIP Gateway…

Why is a Mental Health Professional's Report Beneficial for Your PIP Claim? Applying for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) can be a complex process. We understand that clearly communicating how your mental health condition, alongside any disabilities, affects your daily life and mobility is crucial for your application.…

As the government proposes changes to disability benefits like PIP, writer Jennifer McShane, 37, shares how cuts could impact her life with Cerebral Palsy I use my PIP payment to live and work, I'm terrified of the DWP taking it away

Citizens Advice condemn Green Paper cuts in hard hitting reportCitizens Advice (CA) have condemned the government’s Pathways To Work Green Paper in a hard hitting report of their own, entitled ‘Pathways To Poverty’. The opening paragraph gives a clear indication of the anger and frustration inside an organisation whose…

I had a text from the DWP today, saying that my PIP was due for review and that they were sending me a form to fill in within the next few days. My question is this - am I right in thinking that the welfare reforms don't start until November next year,and that the necessity to be awarded 4 points on at least one of the…

if you don't spend it on healthcare what's the ceiling. Is it 6k or 16k. how do they know if it goes over 6k or is it 16k. when do you have to pay some towards the rent? My friend who's a pensioner says for pensioners it's 16k. not that old yet! :)

Could somebody PLEASE help me: I Was awarded DLA and Income support around 2009 then migrated over to ESA(ir) around 2014 Then December 2018 i received my first PIP form to move from DLA to PIP. I was awarded standard daily living and standard mobility for 4 years. Then DEC 2021 i received my PIP review and was awarded…

Hi community I am on Pip and have been for a while, I am scared out of my mind as I keep seeing news articles on what they are going to do with the Pip payments. I am a sufferer of mental health issues and which makes me a danger to myself and others, I am concerned that the gov and it's new assessment will ignore this…

I’m really confused about something . I have over 6k and have declared it and UC are making deductions but I also get pip , if I get my pip payment close to the last day of my UC assessment period or even on the last day , how does that work out because it would then mean I’d have more than I declared to UC but this would…

Any truth in this hope true cause I am sick fed up off it all

How likely is it now that those of us who get lcwra and PIP and haven't been reassessed for UC in a few years, will be reassessed? I heard something about by 2028 your PIP assessment will be enough to count for UC too. Having just been reawarded PIP am I likely to have another UC assessment? It says on the WCA form that…

Hi Everyone, With some Labour MPs criticism of the PIP reform that Labour want to ram down peoples throats its imperative that we are all singing from the same hymn sheet.If you haven't already sent in a email to Scope so they can pass it on or directly via the Government website write one today,sit down and reflect on how…

hello everyone, I submitted my pip review on the 19th November 2024. I had them say in February that they have it. I am currently in receipt of the higher rate. With these awful changes announced by the government, will I still be entitled to what I currently receive? also, with these new changes coming, even if I don’t…

Hi all, I've recently launched a petition to attempt to reverse the UC and PIP changes. I have attached the link below. I would urge as many people as possible to sign. Please if you can take the time to sign the petition and share it on social media. We need 100,000 signatures so please help the outreach in any way you…

Hi folks, I'm coming to the conclusion that I'm going to lose everything I have. My benefits, my home that I worked hard for to buy, due to the changes that might happen to the longterm sick and disabled. Im not able to look for employment so I will probably end up homeless at some point. The government are not interested…

I am a disabled guy who is a survivor of a very aggressive version of Guillion Barre Syndrome. I live independently with the assistance of a carer and I drive an adapted vehicle through Motability. I am obviously very concerned about the cost of living as well as the plans to change PIP payments etc. I am lucky in the…

Is the help out there in new changes to pip and LCWA as very confusing and causing anxiety that I’m am on heavy medication to stop me getting but can’t sleep or eat properly

Sorry can I just get a answer on this as I'm pretty sure I've got it right .... As things stand at the minute in regards to reform of benefits am I right in thinking that the new pip criteria that starts in November 2026 is for new and existing claimants of pip only ? so if someone is on cbesa and lcwra but NO pip , then…

Im wondering if the definition of disabled is going to morph into something new with these changes to PIP. At present it involves proving you are substaintially affected in daily life. https://www.gov.uk/definition-of-disability-under-equality-act-2010 At present if you go to court over disability discrimination you have…

Thoughts on this article? The press love scaremongering, but it doesn't tell you much! DWP confirms PIP changes including 10-year ‘light-touch’ reviews

What do we make of Labour potentially asking PIP recipients what they actually spend there money on.For years it says you can spend it on what you like,now a large amount goes on daily living expenses,food,gas,electricity,water,phone, Internet,tv pacage,most people with disabilities more so muskeloskeletal issues dont…

I have an indefinite DLA award of high care/low mobility for a lifetime condition (epilepsy). My concern is that if I wait until the proposed measures happen before claiming PIP (assuming they do), then I may not qualify due to the 4 point rule. If I do qualify then maybe my current LCWRA award would also be cut under the…

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Hi everyone, After a back and forth of emails with my Labour MP about PIP cuts, I've got an appointment with my MP on 9th May at his surgery. It's just a 10 minute slot, and there is so much to say, and would appreciate any advice on the most efficient use of that time. The first reply I got was a list of existing…