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

[Kitty]

Politically, the stakes are very high.

Quite rightly, too. People shouldn't be surprised to find themselves in hot water if they come up with policies as bad as this.

 

[Lou B Lou]

Now Starmer et al are touting 'concessions' to the Bill to pacify the rebel MPs.
But that will be a trick. One suggestion is changing the 4 Points in one Activity of Daily Living PIP requirement to a 3 Points in one Activity of Daily Living PIP requirement.

That is the trick. Because only 1 of all of the Activities of Daily Living (need help getting in/out of the bath) has a 3 point possibility in the assessment. The rest of the Activities of Daily Living go from 2 points straight to 4 Points. So changing to a 3 Point requirement will exclude pretty much as many people.

Sorry if that sounds garbled.

 

[MrMagoo]

Now Starmer et al are touting 'concessions' to the Bill to pacify the rebel MPs.
But that will be a trick. One suggestion is changing the 4 Points in one Activity of Daily Living PIP requirement to a 3 Points in one Activity of Daily Living PIP requirement.

That is the trick. Because only 1 of all of the Activities of Daily Living (need help getting in/out of the bath) has a 3 point possibility in the assessment. The rest of the Activities of Daily Living go from 2 points straight to 4 Points. So changing to a 3 Point requirement will exclude pretty much as many people.

Sorry if that sounds garbled.

No, it’s a good point.
How about they stop messing about with points, and accept they want disabled people to suffer.

 

[MrMagoo]

Massive climb down apparently agreed with rebels.
Current claimants will keep all their benefits, changes will be for new claimants

PM set to announce welfare climbdown in deal with Labour rebels

Cuts to some disability benefits will only hit future claimants, not those already on it, it is understood.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Kitty]

Current claimants will keep all their benefits, changes will be for new claimants

So a two-tier system, where the amount of help you receive could depend on what year you were unfortunate enough to acquire your illness or disability?

 

[alktipping]

Massive climb down apparently agreed with rebels.
Current claimants will keep all their benefits, changes will be for new claimants

PM set to announce welfare climbdown in deal with Labour rebels

Cuts to some disability benefits will only hit future claimants, not those already on it, it is understood.

www.bbc.co.uk

From what i have seen it is not just new claimants it is for every review .