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I have emailed the All Party Parliamentary Groups for Health, Carers, Debt and Financial Inclusion, Genetic, Rare and Undiagnosed Conditions and Poverty & Inequality, as follows: 
These proposals will plunge families like ours into poverty, and we will not be able to ameliorate our circumstances through work. Under these proposals, our household is likely to lose around £900 per month, comprised of LCWRA, PIP daily living and Carer’s Element of UC.

My husband, who has Myotonic Dystrophy, a progressive neurological disease, has significant daytime fatigue, frequent falls and swallowing difficulties, among other symptoms. Under PIP proposals he would be likely deemed ineligible for PIP Daily Living, as he would not currently score 4 points in one category. My husband is unemployable, due to the significant risk of choking or falling, as well as his daytime fatigue.

I work part-time in a relatively low-paid NHS administrative job. As I have to care for my husband, I am unable to work full-time. I have calculated that if I were successful in gaining a more senior NHS role our financial position would be improved by £12 per month in the first year, and our total income would in fact drop by £300 per month in the third year.

We are bringing up two daughters.

The government has repeatedly said they are ‘putting disabled people at the heart’ of everything they do. But these proposals are only pulling the rug from under us, leaving us with nowhere to turn and nothing we can do to improve our financial outlook. No amount of support from a work coach will make my husband employable. What is more, we cannot even have our say, as the most important elements of the changes are not being consulted on.

Family carers are doing a job that Social Care is unable to in these times, but these proposals are making that job near impossible to do.

The headline loss average of £1700 per year does not apply to my family. The loss would be far greater and I do not see how we would manage at all.

I implore you to see that these proposals are draconian, that they are discriminatory against the long-term sick and disabled, and that they will cause devastation for families like us. I respectfully ask that you use your influence to oppose these changes.

Yours sincerely,

Which APPG do you think is the most appropriate for ADHD? The autism one?

I have contacted Deafness, Eye Health/visual impairment, diabetes and Usher's syndrome (I have congenital Rubella Syndrome which has many of the features of Usher's, namely both sight and hearing loss).  

Has any other veteran identified an anomaly concerning Veterans who receive either War Pensions Scheme (WPS) or Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) due to injuries/illnesses incurred through military service depending on whether they were injured before or after April 2005.

I am in receipt of a 100% War Pension due to injuries received in Iraq in 2004.  As a consequence on discharge I applied  for and qualified for Higher Rate of DLA/PIP.  However I believe veterans receiving PIP are disadvantage because they are subject to reassessment under the new rules. Those injured after April 2005 receive a different scheme called the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) and as a consequence can also receive the Veterans equivalent of PIP known as Guaranteed Income Payment (GIP). This is a lifetime payment with no reassessments and is administered by the Veterans Agency not DWP.

In essence veterans injured in 2004 and before are thrown to the wolves of the DWP who have to experience of dealing with former members of the Armed Forces.

The link was with reference to the question at the end of my post, which was:

1) How can they produce a bill in May when they've already said the green paper consultation will run until 30 June?

It actually just gets worse doesn't it? They are hell bent on rushing this through before anyone can delay or stop it. 

Done. 

How will they decide WHO with Autism qualifies & who DOESN’T?My Nephew is non verbal & non communicative and WILL never work, have a family or contribute to society do is HE expected to go out & be an Entrepreneur?😡

Thanks for the list and info. Im writing to as many as seem relevant (my husband’s condition isn’t listed here)- 

Don't see anything about epilepsy or seizures on these lists but not really sure where it would be as it is a symptom not an illness in its own right.

Thank you for putting up the link so that we can send emails to relevant people regarding the proposed cuts that this labour government are proposing.

Thanks, will do. Alarmed at the prospect that Labour are going to make this a money bill, without any safeguards from the Lords (I suspect they know the strength of feeling already) and I presume if it's a money bill, there can be no Judicial Review?