No 4 point PIP descriptors results
| Submission ID: 1163415 |
| Date: 2025-04-09 13:28:28 |
| Nickname: ReluctantCripWarrior |
| Age: 56 |
| Main health condition: Both physical and mental health |
| Main conditions that affect daily living: Rheumatoid Arthritis. Fibromyalgia. C-PTSD. Hyper-Mobility Syndrome. OsteoArthritis. |
| Rate of PIP daily living component: Enhanced |
| 4 point descriptor score: No |
| Possibility to score at least one 4-point daily living descriptor at the next review: 0 |
| Tasks you struggle with on a day-to-day basis: Washing, dressing, cooking, walking, concentration, brain-fog, excessive fatigue, pain, anxiety, depression, agoraphobia. Every facet of my life is affected. |
| Expected income you will lose if the Green Paper cuts are imposed: 13K+. [3K I am already losing this year when forced to move to UC from ESA making the total 16K+.] 5.74K when I lose PIP Enhanced Daily Living. 5K loss of UC ill health payment because I will no longer get PIP (4 point rule and linking effects). 2.5K loss of Support Group payment (further down the road). I am medically retired. I receive two pensions which are very low, because I became disabled at a young age. My pensions are ‘topped up’ with ESA (soon to be ESA & UC). I am currently on Enhanced Daily Living and Enhanced Mobility. In addition to this, I will lose my ‘support group’ payment in ESA (New) when this becomes time limited due to the new ‘insurance benefit’ that has been mooted (2.5K). I will go from having an ‘ok’, but extremely limited life, to having no life at all. Rent and heating are my main outgoings, and they have to be prioritised. I literally cannot move if I am cold, and cry because I am in so much pain. I would not be able to wash, dress or cook for myself. I would not be able to afford internet access which is my only social contact. I could no longer afford meat or dairy. My mental and physical health would deteriorate. I would be suicidal and in constant pain with no way out. My work pensions currently pay for holidays, which I love and help get me through the year (something to look forward to). This money would instead be covering basic needs, so that I do not starve or become homeless. |
| Expected problems if you tried moving into work, with support from a work coach: I am medically retired. It is a nonsense that I can magically get better. Forcing me into work would threaten my pension payments and would be extremely detrimental to my health. It makes no sense at all, that I would be viewed as ‘capable of working’. The policy has been so badly thought out it is farcical. Have there even been any talks with pension providers and HMRC? The ignorance behind these decisions is quite staggering. |
| Anything else to tell us: I am appalled at these proposals, which are backed up with false stats and a closed door to any form of consultation. Lying so brazenly is a massive red flag. UC figures are going up because of people moving over from legacy benefits. NHS waiting lists are behind much ‘recent’ ill health and people not working. Support services and Council Budgets have been hacked to bits since 2010 which hardly helps matters. Covid has had a massive impact on people’s health; Long Covid has not even been considered here. Attacking people with MH issues is repugnant. Frank Fields did much good work to set the Tories straight; Starmer and Reeves are putting that work in the bin. The level of pure ignorance and complete lack of understanding is bewildering. Not allowing any consultation, whilst pretending this is a consultative process is grossly inhumane. |
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