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The budget has a range of benefits related measures, including VAT on Motability top-ups, an additional 122,000 Work Capability Assessments for existing claimants, benefits uprating at 3.8% and the ending of the two child limit.

Motability

VAT relief for top-up payments made to lease more expensive vehicles will be removed for new leases from July 2026, so VAT will be payable at 20% on top-ups.

Insurance Premium Tax will apply at the standard rate of 12% to insurance contracts on the Scheme.

These tax changes will not apply to vehicles designed for, or substantially and permanently adapted for, wheelchair or stretcher users.

Motability will remove luxury vehicles from the scheme, discontinue the inclusion of overseas breakdown cover and reduce their lease mileage limit. The government say that this will bring Motability leases more in line with those available commercially to most people.

Together, these measures are expected to save just over £1bn by 2030.

Benefits uprating

Working age benefits will be uprated in line with the September CPI inflation of 3.8% from April 2026.

Rates for the Universal Credit Standard Allowance and Health Element remain set in legislation until April 2029.

Assessments

The DWP will conduct an additional 122,000 Work Capability Assessments for existing claimants by 2029-30 to ensure people are receiving the right level of support.

They are also extending Personal Independence Payment award reviews periods and increasing face-to-face health assessments.

Together, these measures are expected to save £1.95bn by 2030.

Two-child limit

The two-child limit in the Universal Credit Child Element will be removed from April 2026.

It is estimated that there will be 600,000 fewer individuals in relative low income after housing costs in 2030 as a result. This includes 450,000 children and 150,000 working age individuals.

It is also estimated that by 2030, two million children will live in households that see an increase in income as a result of the removal of the two-child limit within Universal Credit.

Fraud and error

The government will extend Targeted Case Review that identifies incorrect Universal Credit claims to 2031, saving an additional 1.3 billion.

Prescription charges

NHS prescription charges in England will be frozen in 2026-27 with the cost of a single prescription remaining at £9.90.

Minimum wage

From 1 April 2026, the National Living Wage will increase by 4.1% to £12.71 per hour.

The National Minimum Wage for 18-20 year olds will also increase by 8.5% to £10.85 per hour and for 16-17 year olds and apprentices by 6.0% to £8.00 per hour.

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    Arthur
    · 11 days ago
    I wonder sometimes if we will ever be left alone to just get on with our live and deal with our disabilities.
    Unfortunately the answer is no we now know which ever party is in power they always come back to kicking the vulnerable and poorest.
    The only real point is who are we safest with certainly not the Tories they always come at us basically painting us as thieving vermin.
    If any one reliant on Benefits or a public sector job think voting reform is a good idea. No it isnt they are even worse than the Tories they will end benefits and a great many public centre jobs will be axed. They will not deport 600,000 migrants either that is lie to get votes. Think about who will accept them no one.
    So that leaves us with labour and yes they are awful but they backed down last when enough mps became afraid of losing there seats. The noise we made was loud enough to make them doubt their plans they back down. But we have to watch them,tell our mps if labour they will only get our vote if they support us. We must vote we get one chance every 5 years to put pressure on them. It only helps if we use it.
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    Richard Bell Sunderland
    · 14 days ago
    It still not clear what will happen to taxation on the state pension, due to the continuing freeze on tax thresholds, which have been  extended, I go on the state pension in January and I think that after April I will be paying tax on my state pension, I will be also receive the retired rate of industrial disablement benefit losing three quarters of the full benefit. 
    Much to my amazement my pension will be £14 pound above the universal pension rate I think this must be down paying in to serps 1 or serps 2. 
    When Pat McFadden replaced Liz Kendal, I expected no change to the attacks on benefits and misleading people on people who received them some people who get universal credit are actually working, some people who receive PIP, are also working, severally disabled, or retired and on the state pension. 
    But when you see former Prime Ministers getting £115k pensions not sure that’s explained to the general public, when recent Prime Ministers have been shown to be incompetent in their duties? and let the public down I think if MP’S had their Parliamentary Pensions cut they  wouldn’t be so keen to cut pensions to the general public.
    And the reason the British economy is in its current state, is down to historic bad decisions, like the running down of British Industry and reliance of the financial services sector which failed in 2008 with the Banking Crisis basically the people paying for it are the vast majority, certain politicians gloss over that. And scapegoat the people at the bottom of society and that’s the vast majority, but some people don’t see this. And I’m ashamed the current government is going down the same rabbit hole of blaming benefit claimants and not the real guilty parties to this, one the last action of the previous government was to lift the cap on Banker’s Bonuses? 
    I wonder why?
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    Gazilla
    · 14 days ago
    What an emotional tug of war this government has been playing on the sick and vulnerable minds this year , the threats of cuts and rule changes , to now upping benefits, it's giving the right wing media an absolute apoplexy 
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    Jemima
    · 14 days ago
    “The DWP will conduct an additional 122,000 Work Capability Assessments for existing claimants by 2029-30” 

    Is that a lot? Over 3-5 yrs? I don’t know how many are currently being done, or how many would be being done if everyone had their reassessments according to prognosis. 

    Trying to figure out how much more likely that makes it that I will be reassessed?
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      Charger 7
      · 13 days ago
      @Jemima They're increasing wca up till 2030 but also increasing face too face assessments so that is going to be a lot more called in this is part of the reforms by the look of things 
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      adrian
      · 14 days ago
      @John CLAIM   (LCWRA)  & CAREER last 2.5 yrs .  age 62 .  DUE to  in works accident in over 45 yrs in work  & pay 43 yrs class1 national insurance  (paye) . GOVERTNMENTS  dont care about  this . NOW  have 2nd degen changes for life .  Pain treatnment only no cure  operation to risky 60 % fail . WORN  discs    L4- L5 joints, Start stenosis . MOBILITY  stand 1 min  aided, shuffle stick max 20 meteres . MEDICATON  CAUSES  fatique cant self propel chair as starts scatica , causes fatiquie .   HAD  uc 50 ,  2023 failed appeals complaints ,  CLINCAL  standards  confirmed , was flawed   report . SO  DWP  reassetnment march 2024 , awarded . (LCWRA ) .  ORGINAL asseor  recomennded reveiw 3 + yrs .    I  took it REASSETNMENTS ,  were to (1) clear back log new claims expected b4 april  2026  reduced rate lcwra , new claims (2) For folk who reported change circumstances to excising claims . GOT  worse .   NOT  clear about   REVEIWS  exciting  claims , who, s condition want inprove  get better .  AGE  does lot matter as already had offer from LOCAL , JCP , COACH .  of pathways to work scheme .  JUST  messadge back via journal to say . (1) I  career &(2) my health want inprove for foreseable future IAM  (lcwra)  NO  work realated commitinments . HAD  messadge back to say  THANCK  you updated your records . IT HAS  been on journal since march 2023  career, april 2024 (lcwra) . 
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      John
      · 14 days ago
      @Jemima As far as reassments not requested by claimants. They have said they are targeting those whose condition is likely to have improved. So presumably short term awards and medical conditions which get better. And are targeting people awarded on substantial risk eligibility criteria. Which seems based on bigotry, and cruel and dangerous. 
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      John
      · 14 days ago
      @Jemima The government is just saying they will clear the backlog of 122,000 reassessment requested by claimants whose conditions have got worse.

      And it is disheartening that while committing to do these reassessments they appear to be in no hurry. They just aim to do them before they plan to abolish the WCA. So people will eventually get reassessed and awarded and backdated the correct amount of money. What are these people supposed to do in the meantime? When it could be years before they get the money they are entitled to. 
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    Kispam
    · 14 days ago
    Im sorry so now I will have to have yet another review to prove I am disabled to continue to get the money that I need in order to live, an assessment that will more than likely be done by someone who has no medical training, who will not know anything about the conditions I have and to top it off the last one I had the woman lied on my answers! When I got the letter to say I had been declined PIP ( which was dated the day as my assessment) I called and asked for the report. Somthing everyone can do. I read what she put and it wasnt true. I even had medical documents to prove it. I ended up having to go to court to get my PIP. I dont trust them since then. How can they possibly make a decision on what support you need from a 30 minute conversation???
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    bronc
    · 18 days ago
    By freezing tax thresholds Labour will lead to many low paid workers having to pay tax plus it will lead hundreds of thousands of workers being dragged into the 40% higher tax bracket by 2030.
    There was no consultation with disability groups over the changes to motability. Reeves caved into right wing media propaganda.
    The budget was based on fantasy economic projections from the OBR, which is notoriously inaccurate with its forecasts for growth.
    Unemployment is rapidly rising in the UK as the economy slows at the same time as the global economy is slowing down. The UK has been hit and will continue to be hit by Trump's tariffs.
    It is clear that before the next election the government will be forced to make major cuts to public spending with benefits bound to be in the forefront of such cuts.
    Never mind the cuts which are coming to UC next March and the abolition of contribution based ESA and the continuing cuts to access to work. The  Timms review of PIP is still not being co-produced and they will try to use it as a trojan horse to make future cuts.
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      John
      · 18 days ago
      @bronc On the bright side if the Ukraine war ends that could result in falling energy and food prices. 
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    Liebour
    · 18 days ago
    Assessments

    The DWP will conduct an additional 122,000 Work Capability Assessments for existing claimants by 2029-30 to ensure people are receiving the right level of support.

    They are also extending Personal Independence Payment award reviews periods and increasing face-to-face health assessments.

    Together, these measures are expected to save £1.95bn by 2030

    What a B L O O D Y idiot Labour lied again!
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    CJA
    · 19 days ago
    I've been on lcwra since 2020 for which I had a face to face assessment and luckily it was all sorted just before covid and the lock downs kicked in. Even though obviously I have little money for luxuries I'm happy but now with all this talk of reassessments I just feel like I'm sat on death row waiting for my turn. Let's face it if the objective is to save money any reassessments will shall we say be biased into finding you fit for work and tripping you up at any opportunity. I'm 53 and actually wish I was ten years older then I'd no doubt escape this game of russian roulette with the DWP.
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      axab43
      · 13 days ago
      @Anonymous I was told that they will prioritise younger people and not people who are nearing State Pension in the next few years as it would not be worth their time.  Which makes sense, having only four years left,  and fewer years probably when reassessments come.  
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      Anonymous
      · 13 days ago
      @CJA You'd only escape if you were receiving state pension and not needing PIP. 63 yr olds are still having russian roulette over their heads!!!
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      Ozzy
      · 14 days ago
      @CJA Am 60 and you still don't escape 
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      Neil
      · 19 days ago
      @CJA I know that feeling I'm 52 and am wondering when the axe will fall on me. I'm on one of those auto renewing fit notes so don't know where that leaves me.
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      sara
      · 19 days ago
      @CJA @CJA This is the sad thing - it makes us wish our lives away. Don't do that, take what you can from here and now. Hard I know, but it's the best we can do. Keep up with getting copies of your medical records and make a diary of your health if you can, so as to be best prepared if you are reassessed You did it before, you can do it again.
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    Neil
    · 19 days ago
    Is it 2028,2029 or 2030 that they intend to abolish LCWRA? And will it be for new claimants first then existing ones at a later date? ( hopefully much, much later)
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      Anonymous
      · 13 days ago
      @John What about those who cant risk PIP applying, tribunal and all that stress cs stress induced condition wld kill them so they have care package from LA instead? 
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      adrian
      · 14 days ago
      @tintack   AGE 62 ,,, AS  i see it claim lcwra , current . excisting claims  want get reassetnment  unless report change circumstances .  WE will still get  LCWRA & current rate £423 mouth frozen  to 2029/ 2030 end partliament .  OR  retire if retire in next 4 /5yrs . 
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      Annatar
      · 15 days ago
      @Neil Neil your safe unless Farage gets in.
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      tintack
      · 16 days ago
      @John
      Hi John. 

      As you say, time will tell on the political reality. You may be right, but I think there are reasonable grounds for thinking that another rebellion would be sparked if they tried anything that would cause widespread poverty (when Kendall first announced the proposed cuts in the spring, no-one would have thought it possible that we could have got to the stage that they would be forced to drop the PIP 4-point rule within a matter of months). 

      The evidence is now quite clear that Labour is losing far more votes to the Greens (since Polanski became leader) and other parties to its left than it is to Reform, so adopting right wing policies on benefits is not going to help them - quite the reverse. That bleeding away of support from its core vote is in no small part why Labour are tanking to historic lows in the polls. If they keep going for things like benefit cuts they will lose even more of their core support. 

      They've really backed themselves into a corner: they told people on the left they weren't wanted (remember Starmer's "there's the door, you can leave" comment, or the briefing to the press that they were "shaking off the fleas"), apparently believing that those people had nowhere else to go. But they do now have somewhere else to go, and the faction now in control of the Labour party is suddenly realising that they need the fleas to vote for them. That, however, is unlikely to happen: the contempt for the left on display from the ruling faction was so venomous that they really have burned their bridges, and the polling shows that trying to imitate Reform isn't winning over Reform voters (surprise surprise).

      The one thing I do know for certain is that we simply cannot afford to be defeatist. If we throw up our hands in resignation and assume that the government is bound to get its own way no matter what it wants to do, then we don't put up a fight, and that is the surest way to lose. It is, of course, also what the government wants us to do. As the events of this summer show, if we fight, we have a chance of winning. 

      Our lives are on the line here: I know that if I lost my LCWRA I wouldn't have anywhere near enough to survive, and frankly I have no intention of sticking around to live like that. I've considered whether it might be worth triggering a reassessment to see if I can get into the severe conditions group, as I have evidence that the condition that qualifies me for LCWRA is never going to get better. I also have other serious problems which I didn't have at the time of my last WCA which are also never likely to improve. It would be risky to ask to be reassessed, and it seems at present no-one knows what would happen to people placed in the severe conditions group under the WCA if the WCA were to be subsequently abolished. I'm certainly not going to do anything this side of Christmas because we probably aren't going to learn anything new for quite some months yet, and even then we don't know what they will or won't be able to get through. It would obviously be sickening to trigger a reassessment, potentially lose everything and have to go to tribunal, only to then find that the WCA abolition doesn't happen after all, or if it does, existing claimants won't have to apply for PIP daily living to maintain their UC Health. It really is impossible to know what to for the best at present with everything being as clear as mud. But I do know that if the worst comes to the worst and I don't have enough to even cover the bare essentials, that will be the end of the road for me. Severe ill health is bad enough, but dire poverty on top of that is too much. Everyone has their limit, and that would be mine.      
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      John
      · 16 days ago
      @tintack We disagree on the political reality and time will tell who is correct.
      I am defeatist in the that I think Labour MPs will fear being portrayed as the party for welfare and not having the welfare savings to use for tax giveaways and freebies come election time, more than they will fear losing the votes of those whose welfare they cut. Especially if they have the political cover of claiming the cuts were co produced or based on expert evidence, and for the good, making welfare sustainable for the future, and helping people back to work.

      I am also prone to tell myself my household will be safe. I remind myself of the guy in the Waterworld movie going on about how we will be safe behind these walls. I think people with ongoing enhanced rate daily living PIP awards will be safe. That they will carry on getting UC health element, and getting PIP and will probably be passported into the severe conditions criteria group, and will somehow avoid the support conversations. Which I tell myself could be just after PIP awards and reassessments so never. And tell myself in the meantime they will not get around to doing WCA reassessments, or if they do it will be OK. Telling myself all will be OK is the only way to really cope with the endlessly moving goal posts of our ever changing welfare "safety net" which seems to get more holes in it to fall through every year.

      What probably does not reflect well on my character is that I do tell myself that other people, not my household will be affected by the cuts I defeatistly think are coming. So I say it will be the young, it will be the new claimants, it will be those not on PIP, it will be those on PIP fixed term awards that are reassessed, it will be anyone but my household. I will be safe, we will be safe behind these walls. 
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    Onyx123
    · 20 days ago
    The mobility scheme changes are politics of envy pushed by mainstream media who do not tell the public a Mercedes or a Vauxhall Corsa the payment for the car is £77 a week. They made out the full cost of a Mercedes is met by the tax payer when it is the same £77 a week for all cars. We are all tax payers. 

    Then we have the mainstream media pushing another lie that people believe that PIP is a out of work benefit. They make the public believe all PIP claimants claim UC and other benefits.

    I suspect the mainstream media are briefed by No.10. To push these narratives against disabled people. 
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    Anon N
    · 20 days ago
    Would anyone else mind going without the £10 Xmas bonus as a way to slash the welfare spend? I happily would if it meant we’d stop being demonised - it would be a small price to pay. 
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      Anonymous
      · 13 days ago
      @Anon N Many in receipt of benefits never got the xmas bonus and never heard of it!
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      Gazilla
      · 14 days ago
      @Anon N 100%yes ! 
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      Mara
      · 15 days ago
      @D The higher end models have often included features that genuinely make the vehicles more accessible and therefore more available to disabled people, who would not otherwise be able to go about their daily lives properly. It's just envy and ignorance; if people need those cars for geniune reasons then they need them. Neither you nor anyone else can judge those needs unless you're the person responsible for assessing those needs. Hence, shaming people for 'leaning into' a 'stereotype' also plays into the politics of envy and only hurts the disabled people who need those vehicles most even more. It isn't always possible to make the adaptations needed otherwise, especially if cost prohibitive. All the vehicles are leased and sold back to the market; disabled people don't really gain any significant advantages, and while they have access to the cars, they are bound by certain constraints and can never own them to sell on or profit from - so they aren't free and they lose a valuable chunk of their PIP which they typically can't put to other mobility needs very flexibly, like a wheelchair, etc. But they do gain relative freedom and independence, which is what it was all supposed to be about. It's folly to think disabled people have an easy life and easy choices, when there are so many competing demands for the small amount of money they receive towards their mobility needs. It's likely most PIP recipients with higher end motability vehicles have had to make some tough decisions balancing cost against needs. If all cars and other products were made fully accessible from the start, none of this would be an issue. And likely, the politics of envy would still prevail.

      I'd like to know, with the removal of European insurance cover, does that now mean disabled are effectively barred from any European travel in their cars? Will they at least be able to pay an additional surcharge for this? If not, that seems quite harsh considering it may be the only realistic means for some disabled people to travel abroad at all. 
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      MJ
      · 17 days ago
      @D You are absolutely right, bang on, that is the reality and practical consequence of the situation. 
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      D
      · 18 days ago
      @Anon N I suggested that a year - got absolutely hammered by online disability community for even suggesting it.

      I’m also a bit miffed at the anger of some of new high end BMWs/Mercedes being taken off the mobility scheme - why would any disabled want to make targets of themselves

      Several of the public hate the disabled right now as we are stereotyped for getting truckloads of welfare for sitting on our backsides - a lot of ppl are clueless to true reality but why anger the mob unnecessarily by leaning into the stereotype.

      It would of been hard but it may of been better for us is there’d been a benefit freeze in the budget - the removal of the 2 child cap is just going to intensify verbal attacks on claimants (esp disabled as we are all stereotyped to be on welfare) so by the time the timms review is complete and the gov goes for pip reforms/cuts take 2 the public are foaming to take a bite from us and see us ‘punished’

      The removal of the 2 child cap was solely about buying starmer and co time till at least the local elections and also a bribe to Labour backbenchers to look the other way with disability reform/cuts take 2 - I fear disabled claimants will pay heavily with the next 12 months as a consequence 
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    Nutcracker
    · 20 days ago
    Hi everyone, I'm still receiving DLA (indefinitely) & have not been asked to change over to PIP, is there anyone else in this situation? I receive Universal Credit, but im concerned that if i don't receive PIP, then I will lose the health element of Universal Credit. There’s not much been said about it & i hoped that there might of been some news in the budget, or do I have to wait for the Timms report? Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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      Jonno
      · 19 days ago
      @Coleen Thanks for the advice re failure rate. Very interesting. 
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      Neil
      · 19 days ago
      @Coleen I absolutely intend to, also got a cab adviser who will likely be helping me with the tribunal part of it too, hopefully that is
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      Neil
      · 19 days ago
      @Coleen I'm on mandatory reconsideration right now, they said it could take up to 15 weeks
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      John
      · 19 days ago
      @Catriona Since the Pathways to Work plan was first announced, Timms in written answers to MPs and in meetings with MPs has repeatedly made a distinction between fixed date awards which are reassessed and ongoing/indefinite awards that have no end date. And stated that those with ongoing/indefinite awards would not be affected by changes in the PIP assessment system. As they are not routinely reassessed just light touch reviewed every 10 years. Which according to Timms is primarily done to check they are still alive and the contact details the DWP has for them are correct. As this has been the position from the start and Timms is in charge of the Timms review it can be expected to remain the case.

      Also as part of the Pathways to Work plan communication with claimants when they are given ongoing/indefinite PIP awards or have light touch reviews is supposed to be being improved. To reduce worry or stress about their PIP award. These awards are for those expected to be on PIP for life.

      Much latter when the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Bill was having great difficulty getting through Parliament an exemption was offered for all existing PIP claimants. That as long as they received PIP they would always be reassed using the current system not the then planned 4 point PIP rule. However then the PIP changes were removed from the Bill. And any PIP changes delayed until the Timms review reports. Since then the government has said Timms review changes to the PIP assessment system will apply to existing claimants when they are reassed.  
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      Catriona
      · 19 days ago
      @John John can you direct me to where it says ongoing awards wont be affected please as this is worrying me thnak you. 
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    HL
    · 20 days ago
    Do we know if the idea / plan to change ESA to unemployment insurance is intended to affect current claimants, or new claimants only?
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      Arthritic Annie
      · 19 days ago
      @HL Is this definitely happening? Or just being looked at?
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    Neil
    · 20 days ago
    So where goes it leave the likes of the over 50s then compared to what they 'say' they intend.....I am 52 btw
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    Catherine
    · 20 days ago
    Media (guardian) reported recently that the fraud crackdown and not ruling out benefit cuts will be used to fund the 2 child benefit cap. There's going to be a lot more of this, media and the government going after disabled people, wanting to find savings from the PIP & Youth NEETs reviews. 
    Local housing allowance still frozen, they haven't got rid of the household cap :(
    They could have taxed extreme wealth, that would have easily funded all of it, instead of attacking motability cars, making sanctions and the benefit system harder, more reassessments, punishing disabled people. We are being treated like scapegoats and of course the tories and reform are all out blaming increased taxes on welfare 🤦‍♀️
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      Spectralis
      · 19 days ago
      @Catherine Now Starmer has watered down workers rights to keep his big business and super rich mates happy. Business as usual!
      So even if you were able to work, as sick and disabled people, there will be less security and adaptions available.
      Taxing pensioners affects their standard of living too. But mansion tax is deferred to 2028! Those poor little rich people are so vulnerable.
      Lifting the two child cap is great news but if Reeves is cutting public services instead of taxing the rich to pay for it then that's going to affect all of us including families in receipt of the new benefit changes.
      The Your Party conference is this weekend. Let's hope there's a productive outcome.
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      Sara
      · 20 days ago
      @Catherine Yeah I've been hearing it in my own family, "we are being taxed more so scroungers can sit around doing sod all" of course they don't mean  me they say quickly.... 
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      Siobhan
      · 20 days ago
      @Catherine You’re so right Catherine. This coverts so disappointing and weak. It’s just Reform/conservative by proxy ☹️
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      John
      · 20 days ago
      @Catherine Labour certainly does not appear to be honouring it's Manifesto "Labour is committed to championing the rights of disabled people and to the principle of working with them, so that their views and voices will be at the heart of all we do."
      Considering the Labour government seems to spend alot of their time scapegoating, smearing and demonising the disabled.  
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    Spectralis
    · 20 days ago
    Thanks for the summary. It really helps with this confusing budget.
    Usually chancellors have one key highlight but this budget has been such a mess with all the briefings beforehand.
    The OBR stabbed Reeves in the front. Maybe that was some kind of revenge. A bit like the nasty leadership challenge recently aiming to discredit robotic "I'm a faithful" Streeting (not difficult with all the NHS privatisation).
    The Left needs to get it's act together. I really hope the Your Party conference goes well this weekend. The Canary has had some positive reports of local Your Party meetings. The grassroots are blossoming. It's the cranky lot at the top who can't stop trying to control everything. The Greens are showing the way though.
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    James
    · 21 days ago
    A budget that is designed for elections in 2030 and one in which Labour are going to be kicked out in favour of the Greens, LibDems, and Yourparty! Lets hope labour wake up to what they have done and get rid of Stammerer and Co
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      John
      · 20 days ago
      @alzon I have faith that people will vote tactically to stop Reform.
      And if a week is a long time in politics, the next general election is a in the distant future. 
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      alzon
      · 20 days ago
      @James a nice thought, the reality, reform will win and we are treated like animals. 

      first past the post means the right is far less split than the non right. 
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    Alex
    · 21 days ago
    It's disgusting that they've frozen our money until 2029 - EVERYTHING is going up in price!  Rent, bills, food, fuel etc.  I feel sick with worry, what can we do?
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      Andre
      · 20 days ago
      @Ala ESA migration won’t lose money. I had 5 high court cases to make sure that no money was lost. You have now got 2 add on monthly payments to top up UC to the same rate as ESA. 
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      Ala
      · 20 days ago
      @Alex Don't forget people on the ESA migration will lose houndreds every month!   Despite, the promiss, the cuts will only apply to new claimants!
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    Ali
    · 21 days ago
    So WCA reassessments are back on? 
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      T
      · 20 days ago
      @Ali By the looks of it the wca is staying, no doubt they'll probably do lots of changes to the wca and make it more difficult if it's staying. They lie and talk so much rubbish and there's constantly contradiction in everything they say..   
       When the horrendous reform get in, we are doomed if Labour don't get their act together.
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    Nash
    · 21 days ago
    Nothing to shout about they say they will be increasing work capable face to face assessments by 2029-30 to existing claimants. What group are they targeting for this. having said before that people in the LCWRA group who's condition is unlikely to change won't be re assessed. And extending pip awards who are due to be assessed. There's already a huge backlog for re assessments can't see that getting better by then. This government needs to go. Or get a new leader who knows what they are doing. 
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      Jonno
      · 20 days ago
      @Ali Who knows with this Government. 
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      Jonno
      · 20 days ago
      @Nash Indeed. Is the 122,000 figure the amount of existing claimants waiting for a WCA right now? 

      I was told that the priority for WCA's were new claimants and people reporting a change of circumstances. I. E. People trying to move from LCW to LCWRA and that very few WCA'S were being conducted for existing claimants. 

      Is the Government virtually saying here that the backlog won't be cleared to 2029/30? 
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      Ali
      · 21 days ago
      @Nash Are WCA reassessments switched back on? Or is it for people whose health has worsened? Thank you 

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