UK: Disability benefits (UC, ESA and PIP) - news and updates 2024 and 2025

[Tao Fogger]

Unfortunately, there are plans to change the Contribution based ESA. The Green Paper proposes replacing the current contribution-based ESA and (JSA with a new, time-limited "Unemployment Insurance Benefit" , though no further details have been released about it yet, including how long the time limit would be.

 

[Tao Fogger]

Oh, my mistake, the end of the indefinite entitlement to cESA will only apply to new claimants

 

[MrMagoo]

Still looking for figures on people deemed unfit to prep for work but not awarded any 4s on pip.
I want to determine how many people judged as unable to reach, sit type or speak are found to be able to prepare food, wash, dress and speak with an aid.

 

[tornandfrayed]

Still looking for figures on people deemed unfit to prep for work but not awarded any 4s on pip.
I want to determine how many people judged as unable to reach, sit type or speak are found to be able to prepare food, wash, dress and speak with an aid.

It doesn't seem to be available yet. The poster below has a FOI in, but DWP are stalling.

 

[Lou B Lou]

'The Politico website has claimed that a bill to cut disability benefits will be introduced to parliament next week, allowing the first vote to take place as early as 30 June.

Whilst we have no way of knowing if this is correct, Labour are definitely running out of time if they want the bill to have completed all its commons stages by the start of the Summer recess on 22 July.

So this seems a good point at which to look at how Labour may try to rush the bill through parliament with minimum scrutiny and how campaigners can be prepared for this.'

Prepare for Labour to try to force cuts through parliament

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