Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
This survey was published late on Monday afternoon, on 7 April and closed again on the afternoon of Friday 11 April. Almost 550 responses were received.
We chose to end the survey after such a short period because a vote in parliament is expected in May, leaving us very little time to publish any analysis of the results.
Many thanks to everyone who took part. You can conduct your own research by reviewing the results, organisations are free to use the research results in their own campaigning.
Benefits and Work has created a brief, anonymous questionnaire about the PIP cuts in which your answers will immediately be published online. The one page survey is for anyone who currently gets PIP daily living without scoring any 4 point or higher descriptors.
The purpose is to provide some of the evidence about who the cuts will affect and how, which the government is desperately trying to keep hidden from the public.
The changes to PIP are to be rushed through parliament, with the government aiming to have the law in place by the time of the summer recess in July. There is no possible legislative reason for this – the law won’t take effect for another 15 months after it has passed.
Instead, there is ample time for the kind of research and consultation that would normally take place before a change that will negatively impact hundreds of thousands of people’s lives is introduced.
But Labour realise that the more people understand about the changes to PIP the more resistance there will be.
Already, one survey has shown that over 70% of people who are told that the cuts will take support from people who can’t wash or dress below the waist are against them.
But so far there have been very few real life examples of who will be hit.
In this deliberate information vacuum Rachel Reeves has been able to tour TV studios claiming that people who lose their PIP will be able to get work, so there’s no cause for concern.
So please consider completing the survey. We hope it will allow, campaigners, researchers, journalists, MPs and ordinary members of the public to get a better understanding of who Labour is targeting as it tries to rush through these savage cuts.
Please be aware though, that we cannot control the use that people make of your submission, some elements of the media may try to misuse and misrepresent what people say.
In the survey you are asked not to give your real name or any name you routinely use online, in order to protect your privacy as your answers will be immediately published online.
Please also be aware that the content of some of these submissions may be distressing. If you have been affected by any of the issues raised you can contact the Samaritans, call 116 123, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
You can see completed surveys here.
Please only take this survey if you currently get PIP daily living component, you know you do not score 4 points or higher for any activity and you are happy for your answers to be immediately published online.
Survey questions
Please only complete this form if you are certain you were not awarded any 4 point or higher daily living descriptors at your last assessment. If you are unsure, please do not complete it.
Nickname
Your responses will be published online. Please don’t use your real name or an online name you can be identified by.
Age
If you don’t want to give your precise age, give a range, such as 55-60.
Please choose one of these options that most nearly matches your main health condition
Physical health
Mental health
Both physical and mental health
Other
Please list the main condition(s) that affect your daily living e.g. arthritis, COPD, depression.
Which rate of PIP daily living component do you get?
Standard
Enhanced
Do you score any 4 point daily living descriptors?
Yes (please don’t continue with this form)
No
How likely do you think it is that you will score at least one 4-point daily living descriptor at your next review?
We know it’s difficult, but could you describe in a few sentences, what tasks you struggle with on a day-to-day basis?
How much income do you expect to lose if the Green Paper cuts are imposed and what effect would this have on you?
What problems would you expect if you tried moving into work, with support from a work coach?
Anything else you would like to tell us?
