About then having to work and benefits being taken away or pip getting replaced with vouchers.
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Forum rules prevent me from saying what I’d like to say on this issue.
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Bet it rhymes with cluck ewe.
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Yes I’m worried. It’s one of the main reasons I’m applying for work and telling myself I have to do this, whatever happens, I have to become able to earn because the benefit cut will be a huge sum for us.
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I’m not bothered what the authorities do I wanna work.
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The political parties always attack people on benefits before an election so I wouldn’t worry about it unless it actually happens which I doubt will.
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Im very concerned about the crises in UK, USA, Canada and China because sooner or later it come to Europe aswell.
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I’m certain nothing will change.
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I decided to give myself until October to be on benefits. So yea I hope it can remain.
It’s very kind of them.
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I can’t see how they can cut PIP for seriously disabled people or give vouchers. I think people diagnosed with SZA/SZ are in the seriously disabled group.
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They don’t always look at diagnosis, they look more at how it effects you.
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I mean. My cousin with anxiety gets more than me.
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I live in supported living with a large care package from social services and the NHS, I guess in the eyes of the DWP I’m classed as severely disabled. When I went to my one and only ESA assessment in 20 years of claiming benefits the assessor who was a nurse said they made a mistake to call and and could see I was severely disabled and told my supported living manager my benefits will remain the same…
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Yes but you could have anxiety that’s classed as more severely debilitating than sz. But you have the supports so you have people there to back you up.
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Many people have high support needs and have nobody to back them up.
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Yeah I feel I do, but the mental health team keep discharging me cos I’m complaint. But that doesn’t mean I don’t struggle. It’s hard but I’m trying … Just hope they don’t stop the pip it helps a little
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Nah not at all. I think they are targeting those with anxiety and depression for those on pip - and going to offer them therapeutic work instead.
Schizophrenia is classed as a severe mental illness - i reckon us on PIP are pretty safe.
Edit. beaten. yeah i didnt read the thread.
Dont worry about it anyway - I doubt this government will be around much longer with the election looming, so hopefully the policy will go away/.
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