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"The Secretary of State will set out bold plans to tackle economic activity by enabling local leaders to tailor schemes to get people back into work – and to prioritise good, rewarding, well paid work." Liz Kendall. 

Well we know we still her disabled people wait a waste of time and money from the dwp and what a headache from both parties in government but you got to keep fright never give up anything 

She’s not exactly painting a reassuring picture “the DWP focuses too much on benefits” - Everyone, make sure you’ve filled out the green paper for the proposed PIP changes, tell them how utterly ridiculous they are. 

Where’s Stephen Timms in all of this? 

If Kendall's performance on BBC and GMB this morning is anything to go by, then it's  very worrying 

DWP in need of ‘fundamental reform’, says Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall, the Work and Pensions Secretary, is speaking in Barnsley this afternoon to set out her plans to overhaul the Department for Work and Pensions.

Ms Kendall said the department was in need of “fundamental reform” to make it focus more on work than on welfare.

She said that having a job can bring people “dignity and self-respect” and also a “sense of purpose”. 

Will this all be mandatory for all or will it depend on what's being claimed at the time, it's still very unclear what these changes mean for current claimants and what will be required of them! Doesn't actually mention any reforms of the actual benefits that are available now, unless she plans on abolishing the lot and replacing it with something new but harsher and we all have to go through another load of mandatory skills, medical, assessments to get anything! I get the feeling from this the Support Group/LCWRA will be abolished and we will be at the mercy of a new version of a work coach! When they mention the long term sick or disabled it's always seems to be associated with a negative like "economically inactive" (in other words lazy work shy load of good for nothings) not the fact that a lot of people can not work due to long term illness or disability and need supporting and not kicking when already down, we are economically inactive by no fault of our own. I hate to scare monger I think what she has planned for welfare reform is not going to be pretty for any of us sadly! She is not the saviour that sick and disabled people were looking for! 

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/kendall-launches-blueprint-for-fundamental-reform-to-change-the-dwp-from-a-department-of-welfare-to-a-department-for-work

When can we expect an official response anyone know ?

On Tuesday the 23/06/2024 the work and pensions liz Kendall will have her say about benefits so we better hold on see what happens next about pip esa other benefits we wait and see thanks

Because this is being dealt with under the next Budget.

CarolA, Wibblum, the Canary article shows at least that there are advocates for the disabled. As for replying to the consultation because the government won't see our comments here - why can't they? Surely their attention can be drawn to this site, by B&W, maybe? Fine if you can do the consultation, but it's too hard for some, and what people say on this site is not manipulated by questions in the consultation.

The Daily Express running negative  story on people on disabled benefits for the 2nd day running .

https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2024/07/22/dwp-pip-changes-labour/

The government aren't reading this comments page - the only way for claimants to have any say on this consultation is by taking part in it.
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=6fbxllcQF0GsKIDN_ob4wy4AdhV04YtOnxNXoi82ciFUN00yS0lJSTgzOVNaUzI1TVpYRkZGN1RUQSQlQCN0PWcu
Even if you can't answer every question, answer the ones that you can.

It ends at midnight.

hello everyone ive just filled out the green paper form. looking closely at questions hope im well wrong but looks like to me dwp plus goverment are going to push  to use vouchers so that claiments can pay with them to  local authority{care} and NHS services? just hoping god is on our side and leave pip benefit has it is has paid in bank to us 

Im also disabled but i agrea on bringing in means tested for state pension at end of the day its a benefit so why should people with thousands or even millions get state pension and also if you decide to live abroad once retired your state pension should also stop and any other benifets you are on,WHY you might say well when you spend your money almost everthing you spend it on including your weekly shop is taxed so going abroad you dont give the government anything back,so if it was done this way then all the money the government would save along with all the extra tax off those that stay in the uk would be able to go towards things like pip,pensions exceptra,thats my view anyway

When will we be put out of our misery with an answer either way ? 

i personally think if this  labour goverment pushes disabled people to much to find jobs and who  are genuine diagnosed with progressive conditons under the The Equality Act 2010  there will be alot of supreme court cases coming up and labour losing them.