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.