In terms of PIP cuts, I have been thinking about the basic maths of needing a 4 within a score of 8 for standard daily living PIP component. Given there is only one 3pt score, those newly missing out will have difficulties in at least 4 areas.
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You need a score of 12 for enhanced rates. This means those newly missing out will have difficulties in at least 6 areas. Thus both groups have significant difficulties across a range of activities. See benefitsandwork.co.uk/personal-ind... points system.
mar 19, 2025, 5:09 pm • 5 0 • view
We don't know how much of the cut of £5bn is from PIP or even if it is net or gross of the £2bn scored from previous Conservative changes. If say £3bn comes from the PIP cuts, this would mean 600,000-700,000 disabled people in these situations missing out by 2029/30.
mar 19, 2025, 5:09 pm • 4 1 • view
which Conservative changes are those? not the WCA descriptor changes that were defeated in court?
mar 19, 2025, 5:12 pm • 0 0 • view
Yes, I'm hoping the £5bn is gross and total savings, but with so few numbers, it's hard to be definitive. In last OBR report, the WCA descriptor changes were scored. Reversing those cuts and then cutting £5bn set out 'only' gets a £3bn spend reduction in 29/20. See obr.uk/docs/dlm_upl... for £2bn.
mar 19, 2025, 5:27 pm • 1 0 • view
To put it another way, this is of the order of 15,000 people every month losing out once the cut comes in, in Nov 2026. We will have years of disabled people feeling fear of their next reassessment, knowing the goalposts have been moved to mean 100,000s more will lose out.
mar 19, 2025, 5:09 pm • 7 1 • view
We already live in fear of the current reassessments. The anxiety, depression and frankly suicidal ideation resulting from the current proposals wil no doubt remove even more disabled people from the books. We feel like we are the "empty eaters" of Hitler's 3rd Reich 😢
mar 19, 2025, 5:14 pm • 4 0 • view
Perhaps I'll rephrase that. We are MADE to feel like the useless eaters of fascist Germany
mar 19, 2025, 5:24 pm • 1 0 • view
My partner currently gets PIP, so yes I know that fear.
mar 19, 2025, 5:29 pm • 1 0 • view
My partner and daughter have it, but I think the stress of claming it for myself would lead to suicide. If you need any more information on my situation, please see the thread pinned to my profile. It's a bit too long to outline here
mar 19, 2025, 5:32 pm • 1 0 • view