Without divulging specifics of my medical history (which I’m obviously not doing here), the chances of me not having to go through the tribunal process at my next assessment (for lifelong conditions that never go away) are slim to none. That tribunal process takes over a year now.
I’ve been through the whole process four times so far. What a complete and utter fucking farce. Each and every time the tribunal has looked at the paperwork with shock, then utter contempt for the DWP for wasting their time and money with obvious shenanigans, before awarding me with what I should have had, plus back pay.
Starmer’s “plan” involves more of exactly what the Tories have been doing for decades; making it harder to qualify for PiP by increasing the number of “points” required, (ie. “Lesser” disability no longer qualifies for help, despite it still being a showstopper as far as work is concerned) and changing the wording of the questions (yet again) to prevent some problems ever being asked about.
This is the core of how they’re going to “save money”. Abandon those disabled and ill that aren’t literally crippled and stigmatise them as “just lazy”.
All this is doing is kicking the can down the road, and making the national situation worse in the long run.
Genuine, serious question,What is going to happen to everyone they take PIP from?
Do you really think all these people are going to suddenly become employable? Jobs will just pop up for disabled and ill folk and we all sing kumbaya?
To look at it from that greedy prick’s neoliberal POV it still makes no sense. That money is being spent on goods and services to make people’s lives possible, it’s not being sent abroad or stashed in tax havens, it’s a not insignificant chunk of what’s keeping the fucking economy ticking.
To take that money away is likely going to negatively affect consumer spending, which is going to mean yet more spending cuts, and so on. The Tories have tried this shit for 14 fucking years, how did that work out?
I asked for evidence that Starmer’s plan would result in you losing PIP. I understand you losing PIP would be bad.
Without divulging specifics of my medical history (which I’m obviously not doing here), the chances of me not having to go through the tribunal process at my next assessment (for lifelong conditions that never go away) are slim to none. That tribunal process takes over a year now.
I’ve been through the whole process four times so far. What a complete and utter fucking farce. Each and every time the tribunal has looked at the paperwork with shock, then utter contempt for the DWP for wasting their time and money with obvious shenanigans, before awarding me with what I should have had, plus back pay.
Starmer’s “plan” involves more of exactly what the Tories have been doing for decades; making it harder to qualify for PiP by increasing the number of “points” required, (ie. “Lesser” disability no longer qualifies for help, despite it still being a showstopper as far as work is concerned) and changing the wording of the questions (yet again) to prevent some problems ever being asked about.
This is the core of how they’re going to “save money”. Abandon those disabled and ill that aren’t literally crippled and stigmatise them as “just lazy”.
All this is doing is kicking the can down the road, and making the national situation worse in the long run.
Genuine, serious question,What is going to happen to everyone they take PIP from?
Do you really think all these people are going to suddenly become employable? Jobs will just pop up for disabled and ill folk and we all sing kumbaya?
To look at it from that greedy prick’s neoliberal POV it still makes no sense. That money is being spent on goods and services to make people’s lives possible, it’s not being sent abroad or stashed in tax havens, it’s a not insignificant chunk of what’s keeping the fucking economy ticking.
To take that money away is likely going to negatively affect consumer spending, which is going to mean yet more spending cuts, and so on. The Tories have tried this shit for 14 fucking years, how did that work out?