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In democracies, politicians have to direct the negative energies of the populous in some direction. Naturally, the negative energies of the populous are aimed towards those at the top of the financial hierarchy. So, they direct it in the opposite direction, towards those at the bottom of the financial hierarchy. This is why the only thing they ever talk about is disabled claimants.

I turned 66 last November. I retained my PIP but I am now being reassessed. I don’t know if the assessment will be looking at the new rules for PIP or the existing ones and what happens if I have to go to a Tribunal as I did when I claimed PIP when I had to come off DLA. If I lose PIP it would be a cut of £100 a week and, being a pensioner. I would not be allowed to claim again. I am terrified.

A Cabinet minister has been forced to apologise after comparing reductions in disability benefits to cutting a child’s pocket money.

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[MP's Name]
House of Commons
London
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**Re: Concerns About the "Pathways to Work" Green Paper and Its Impact on Disabled People**

Dear [MP's Name],

I am writing to express my serious concerns about the recently published "Pathways to Work" Green Paper and its potential legal and practical implications for disabled people in our constituency.

I have specific legal concerns about these proposals:

1. **Consultation Deficiencies**: The government is not consulting on the most significant and detrimental changes, including the new 4-point minimum requirement for PIP daily living component and the substantial reduction in the UC health element. This approach appears designed to prevent meaningful scrutiny and may be vulnerable to judicial review, especially given the High Court's recent ruling that a previous WCA consultation was unlawful.

2. **Potential Discrimination**: The new PIP requirement to score 4 points in a single activity rather than across multiple activities may disproportionately affect people with certain types of disabilities. This appears to constitute indirect discrimination under the Equality Act 2010, as it will particularly impact those with multiple moderate impairments across different activities rather than a single severe impairment.

3. **Human Rights Considerations**: The substantial reduction in financial support (including a £47 per week cut to the UC health element for new claimants), without adequate alternative care provision, potentially undermines disabled people's right to an adequate standard of living under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

4. **Inadequate Transitional Protection**: The Green Paper is vague about what support or protection will be available for those who lose benefits under the new system. This creates significant uncertainty for vulnerable individuals and families.

I would greatly appreciate if you could:

- Raise these concerns in Parliament and with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
- Ask the government to publish a comprehensive impact assessment of how these changes will affect different groups of disabled people
- Request that the government consult properly on ALL aspects of these significant reforms
- Seek clarification on what additional support will be available for carers and those with care needs who lose benefits

These changes represent one of the most significant overhauls of disability benefits in recent years, yet the most substantial elements are not subject to consultation. This approach undermines democratic principles and risks creating policies that cause serious harm to disabled people.

I would welcome the opportunity to meet with you to discuss this matter further.

Yours sincerely,

[Your Name]

This YouTube video of Owen Jones and James Meadway is well worth a watch:

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Just received my polling card for the local election in Exeter on the 1st May: I look forward to Labour getting hammered 

There is an article on gbnews from today, about the legal challenges that are likely to begin due to the announced changes.

Could anyone tell me if the health element is the same rate on universal credit as legacy benefits.

It just angers me and I know I'm not the only one, the brazen, cold and callous nature of the Labour frontbench is all to see. 

I did not score 4 points on any of the daily living questions.  So if this change goes ahead I will likely lose that at my next review.  At the current rate I would lose £4800 a year.  
I've just had my PIP review and have been awarded standard rate for daily living but still no 4 points on any of it.  I won't be reviewed again for another 5 years so I hope we will have a new government by then who may be more sympathetic.

Don't suppose the idiots have taken into account the fact that if this all happens then the local authorities are going to go bankrupt with the extra social care costs, discretionary housing payments, council tax support and support schemes they have, those funds will then no doubt disappear.

Just emailed my MP again, asking if there will be a new consultation on the 4 point rule proposal and if she intends to support these. Not surprisingly still no answer from my previous email though.

To be clear Labour have never been a friend to the disabled. Last time they were in power they wheelchairs lined up outside job centres while some choose to end their lives due to Labour policies against disabled.

More MPs and councillors are waking up and saying these cuts shouldn't be going ahead seems major rebellion is going to happen when it comes to voting on the cuts some people saying it's not going to be enough think it will be .

I'm currently job seeking as my NHS job is at risk. My husband is disabled and unable to work. I've done a spreadsheet to analyse the impact of me taking a more senior role on the same hours. Under the proposed welfare changes, after losing approximately £900 of our current income (lost PIP, LCWRA, UC Carer's element), I would improve our circumstances by the princely sum of £43 per month by taking on a more senior role. So we would still have around £850 less than we do now. 

Labour rebuilding broken Britain they couldn't rebuild lego

Just emailed local MP:

Those of us relying on personal independence payment are in for a rough ride. About 370,000 folks currently getting PIP and another 430,000 who would have been eligible in the next five years are set to lose an average of £4,500 each year. 

Disabled people made to feel like a burden on the system and life.

I'm 52 and been on LCWRA due to substantial risk for the last 5 years so going off what I'm reading I'll be one those the government have the police and sniffer dogs out after!