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Sent email to MP over concerns to intended leaked  cuts  to disability benefits 

I don’t understand HOW Will getting disabled people back to work (although 60% of us already do!) reduce pip? They will still have the disability, and still have same needs for care and cost and still entitled to PIP? and ones who can’t cannot be cured miraculously after being told by doctors they are too unwell to work or employer can’t employ because they are too unwell making mistakes having lots of time of without notice due to flare ups and recurring illnesses due to low immunity etc will also STILL be entitled to PIP so how is this saving money ?? Unless making up more lies to not award very unwell and disabled people and causing even more stress and degrading assessments during the review and application process which in turn makes people even more unwell ! It’s ludicrous 

The Devil will be in the detail,obviously a lot of scare stories going around,we've been here before and it's turned out to be a bit of a Paper Tiger, but this time it does seem its not going to be good News, especially for those on PIP with MH conditions. 

I have never seen a benefits reduction, it looks like UC (sickness portion) is likely to change. 

Seen the debate from today in gov don't know what to think very hard to understand all the info but I'm sure I heard that no  changes are comimg in this year unless I miss heard somewhere?  Sure it was heard more research is needed and more research with neuro diverse panel ect is needed  I pray what I heard is right but the green paper is apparently due tomorrow so anxiety is through the roof and must be for lots of people .

I have relatives in Italy and even there where to access incapacity benefits is difficult only Britain seems to have this obsession with bashing disabled people. I find it disgusting and it's great knowing other people are cottoning on, people should complain to Ofcom, to IPSO to their MP as to why does the British establishment have an issue with disabled people.

Has anyone brought up the point that many people will be beholden to their healthy partners if PIP is removed or made means tested. As it stands PIP is the only benefit paid to a qualifying person that is given solely to that person. Many people will be stuck in abusive living situations (financial being one of them) if this was to change. :( So short sighted. I haven't seen this POV given before. 

Please be careful of our right wing gutter press and don't allow them to change the narrative and loose your cool so you cannot fight back calmly and in a precise manner

“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
― Malcolm X

This is concerning ill people do not choose to be ill they would swap it in a hart beat This is cruel and rong they need to tred carefully as this could push people to get worse and they need to reconsider for the helth or people we are human beings not just a number 

I work part time and get pip does anybody know how this will affect people like me who work part time and get pip and will pip be means tested 

It might be worth e-mailing our MPs (especially if your MP happens to be Labour) to make it clear why these cuts would be so disastrous and to say that you won't vote for them next time round if they support this. They may not give a toss about us, but they do care about keeping ther seats.

Very anxious over this.  When is the announcement from Kendal so I can avoid it? 

Some likely ideas on tomorrow's announcement. This link allows you to view it without going through a pay all. Fingers crossed everyone that it won't be TOO bad.  https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/what-welfare-cuts-could-labour-announce-tomorrow-from-pip-to-universal-credit/ar-AA1ACMTE

I'm sick with panic. Are they seriously going to stop PIP for autistic people??

i dont understand which benifit pays the avarage wage which they say is 36k.

Will they stop pip payments straight away or will it take a few months to see the payments stop? If you’re not eligible that is? 

I wonder how they will deal with legacy benefits? I'm on ESA (CB) support group. Not due to transfer over to UC.

So if they tighten the requirements for pip what will happen if you’re on pip already? Will they stop it straight away or wait untill they re asses you again after date is up.