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Struggling with Life

Kvothe

Hello All..

I have been really struggling over the last few weeks, i hope it will pass soon but it is being made worse by the proposed cuts by the government.

I think my life would be easier if i had solid answers on where we stand as disabled people on benefits. I cant seem to find an answer to my question that is bothering me. I struggle to talk and ask questions because i get confused very easily. I have asked Scope questions and they just point my to their confusing article about the cuts, i asked in person at Disability North West and they were pretty much clueless. I hope someone here will have an answer but i am aware nothing has been confirmed by the government.

Basically what i want to know is is the WCA being scrapped and is the PIP assessment going to be used to assess peoples disability?

Will i need to apply for PIP now? or should i wait?

I am asking this as i say an article by The Big Issue saying 600000 people are at risk by cuts the government are making that no one is talking about.

https://www.bigissue.com/news/social-justice/benefit-cuts-disabled-people-work-capability-assessment

I am super confused at the minute and thats part of the reason i am struggling so much.. 

I just want to know if i should apply for pip now or wait..

Cheers Guys

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  • My view on PIP has changed recently - I initially just thought I wouldn't qualify as I largely get by, but I may not be 100% honest with myself, and when I had another look I at least think I should qualify for the lower tier

    I'm now 10 years out from retirement (assuming the goalpost won;t be moved again) and not sure I can keep with work as it is, as it pushed me to almost burnout end of last year and we appear to heading there again this year.

    So thinking ahead if I can't work or need to down-shift,, then any support would not only be useful, having PIP now could make future decisions easier.  So given the planned changes I think I like others will be thinking about getting an application in now, ahead of any changes to be announced.

    I think PIP is independent of the other benefits currently, not means tested or taxable, so maybe you should apply now, and not worry about the change as no one knows what it will be, when it will happen (planned) and what transition will be.

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  • My view on PIP has changed recently - I initially just thought I wouldn't qualify as I largely get by, but I may not be 100% honest with myself, and when I had another look I at least think I should qualify for the lower tier

    I'm now 10 years out from retirement (assuming the goalpost won;t be moved again) and not sure I can keep with work as it is, as it pushed me to almost burnout end of last year and we appear to heading there again this year.

    So thinking ahead if I can't work or need to down-shift,, then any support would not only be useful, having PIP now could make future decisions easier.  So given the planned changes I think I like others will be thinking about getting an application in now, ahead of any changes to be announced.

    I think PIP is independent of the other benefits currently, not means tested or taxable, so maybe you should apply now, and not worry about the change as no one knows what it will be, when it will happen (planned) and what transition will be.

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