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Well, as I write - I am in a state of physical collapse and have been for the past 3 months. If a work coach wants to pop round with a wheel barrow to carry me away, I might be able to do something productive like talk to the local ducks and toss the odd peanut.

Take heart folks - we know our limits at this time and don't let anybody attempt to push us beyond what we are capable of bearing.

On the financial side, reach out to friends & family now and see if they can offer any support going forward if/when the money is taken away. Every little helps and there are a lot of people out here who will assist.

What is gonna be happening with those who have autism etc and they are still part of the way through an existing pip reward?. I am so shaken up.

I don't understand why the government are not focusing on getting the DWP and the companies they employ to do assessments to just do their job properly first time. 

DISABLED LIVES MATTER.

There are 800,000 job vacancies.
There are 4,800,000 unemployed claimants. There will be 10,000,000+ unemployed claimaints within 5 years because of AI.

As lots of people have mentioned, it is only in Britain that there is an abnormal obsession with and relentless hatred towards disabled recipients of "welfare" from politicians and the media. This phenomenon doesn't exist in other welfare states. Everybody should mention this point at every opportunity. Highlight how abnormal it is to collectively constantly obsess over disabled welfare recipients. There are several other, far, far more important issues to obsess over.

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?