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Apologies if this has already been covered.
I just discovered that there is a questionairre for the upcoming Timm’s, review asking those with a disability and their carers for their opinions on PIP and of the process of claiming PIP. The deadline for filling the form in is the end of May.
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What was your reply @joe
What was your reply @joe
I’ve not filled the questionairre in yet. The questions they ask are
Question 1: Does PIP support people to do things they want to do?
Question 2: Does PIP help people to be more independent in their day to day life?
Question 3: Do you think PIP looks at the right activities?
Question 4: What is it like for people to ask for PIP?
Question 5: What is it like for people to get PIP?
Question 6: Is asking for PIP the same for everyone? Do you think it is easy for some people? Or harder for some people?
Question 7: Can you tell us how other changes have affected PIP
Question 8: Because of these changes do you think PIP needs to change?
Hi Joe
As a disabled person who the DWP would not listen too when I had my change from DLA to PIP that resulted in me losing two points and not qualifying for higher rate so losing my car back then. These changes scare the wits out of me because I always get it in my head that these things are just set up to take PIP away from us and not help us at all.
Now having taken the DWP to tribunal and winning hands down another thing caught my eye awhile ago, not sure how true it is so asking here and now and I can’t remember where I seen it but seem to be a plausible site f I remember right.
On page 20 in the link you posted it says, quote
“If you get PIP, you will have a review. A review is a check to make sure you are still getting the right amount of support.
If the DWP says no to PIP, some people may appeal.
An appeal is when they ask the DWP to think again about their decision about PIP. “
Unquote… in the article I read, might have been Sky News now thinking about it, it said that tribunals can no longer be had for PIP cases, other benefits yes but not PIP.
How true is that because in view of my past dealings with PIP and the DWP it seems like that the DWP are now the judge and jury.
Hi Joe As a disabled person who the DWP would not listen too when I had my change from DLA to PIP that resulted in me losing two points and not qualifying for higher rate so losing my car back then. These changes scare the wits out of me because I always get it in my head that these things are just set up to take PIP away from us and not help us at all. Now having taken the DWP to tribunal and winning hands down another thing caught my eye awhile ago, not sure how true it is so asking here and now and I can’t remember where I seen it but seem to be a plausible site f I remember right. On page 20 in the link you posted it says, quote “If you get PIP, you will have a review. A review is a check to make sure you are still getting the right amount of support. If the DWP says no to PIP, some people may appeal. An appeal is when they ask the DWP to think again about their decision about PIP. “ Unquote… in the article I read, might have been Sky News now thinking about it, it said that tribunals can no longer be had for PIP cases, other benefits yes but not PIP. How true is that because in view of my past dealings with PIP and the DWP it seems like that the DWP are now the judge and jury.
I understand how you are feeling. When I went for my last review it was a telephone assesment. The assessor lied about what I had said and I was given 0 points. I then received a letter to say my car was going to be taken away. Fortunatly I had my Mum’s support, and my MP at the time, who happened to be a Tory, wrote to the DWP and they changed their decesion before my car was taken back.
I wouldn’t be confident my current MP would do the same, he hasn’t even bothered to get back to me regarding my email about the motability changes. Its the 2nd time he hasn’t responded to me. One of only 2 Greens MPs with seats in this country. I certainly won’t be voting Greens come next election and can’t believe that I wish I still had a Tory MP.
I have no idea about the tribunals as I hadn’t heard they were stopping them. I’ll see if I can find out more.
I read, might have been Sky News now thinking about it, it said that tribunals can no longer be had for PIP cases, other benefits yes but not PIP. How true is that because in view of my past dealings with PIP and the DWP it seems like that the DWP are now the judge and jury.
I just checked and it looks like the info you saw on tribunials not being available on PIP is NOT true. This is from the .gov website
Have a read of this:- About the Timms pip review.
Timms DWP PIP review consultation wont even bother reading responses — they’ll feed them to AI
Joss
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Previous car:Peugeot 308 GT Premium 1.2 Pure tech Petrol.On page 20 in the link you posted it says, quote “If you get PIP, you will have a review. A review is a check to make sure you are still getting the right amount of support.
I took this part as explaining what happens at the moment where we have a review once the award period expires, rather than stating that everyone who is on PIP will be now be reviewed. I could be mistaken. I find from personal experience it is all too easy to scare myself by speculating, which I have often done, but that doesn’t help. No one actually knows what’s going to happen and I did feel a little reassured to read that there will be representatives from disability groups on the panel. How much influence they will have, I don;t know.
My Mum’s attitude is usually that its more helpful to deal with things as they come rather than worry what may be. I find this helpful , although not often easy to follow.
Apologies if this has already been covered. I just discovered that there is a questionairre for the upcoming Timm’s, review asking those with a disability and their carers for their opinions on PIP and of the process of claiming PIP. The deadline for filling the form in is the end of May. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69bad251511897e6c6fd61d5/timms-review-call-for-evidence-easy-read.pdf
Seems Bliar the puppet master is right on queue in todays nationals setting the tone for the upcoming Timms or should I say imo Mc Fadden review charade outcome
Full read see link
The government has rightly commissioned reviews to fundamentally reshape a welfare system that looks set to eclipse defence spending by the end of this decade. This will take time.
Meanwhile, on a daily basis, nearly 1,000 people in Britain sign on to benefits.
[1]Link to footnote
As part of the government’s effort to restore trust in the welfare system, we believe it could and should pull an emergency handbrake now that will slow the rise of claimants.The handbrake is based on a simple idea: there are certain conditions that in the vast majority of cases do not limit an individual’s ability to work, and the default presumption should be that these “non-work-limiting” conditions no longer attract cash benefits. Many of these conditions are those that have proliferated since the pandemic, particularly mental-health conditions.
It is a handbrake that can be pulled now, using secondary legislation ahead of more significant reform later in this parliament.
It is not enough to just state that the numbers on benefit and not working are costing too much, even though a lot on pip and other benefits do actually work and pay income tax and we all pay vat which accounts for approximately 17% of all tax income.
The Government have to reveal their plans as to how they are going to increase jobs that people can take up and that will be well enough paid, as not to need to apply for means tested benefits, such as Universal Credit and Housing Benefit.
I know that here in South Lanarkshire Council (Scotland), Homecare council care workers are being started at between £17.72 and £18.21 per hour, but people who are on Self-Direct Support-Direct Payments are being told and funded to pay their own PA’s (Personal Assistant careers (an SDS alternative to using Council or Agency care worker’s), only £14.45 per hour for doing a more skillful job and with more responsibility, from the same Health And Social Care Budget.
Care Agency’s and the council are charging up to £25 per hour, with some Agency’s paying the minimum Real Living Wage of £13.45 for often overseas cheaply sourced carer’s.
This makes it an uneven playing field in trying to attract U.K. employees into the care sector and until we create jobs with fair and equal wage structures, it is no use trying to get a Welfare Budget down by simply using Propaganda and pointing fingers at the Disabled and the most disadvantaged in society.
To me, it just show what a self absorbed, cold and uncaring society we live in now. Instead of looking at why so many youngsters are suffering with their mental health and what can be done about it, the government just wants to punish them even more.
New Today From:
Department for Work and Pensions
Published
30 April 2026Putting this out there for those unaware
Although I will not bother to engage in what is imo PantomimeHave your say:
PIP review launches engagement programme for disabled people to get involved
The Timms Review is today announcing a wider programme of evidence-gathering and public engagement, giving disabled people, Disabled People’s Organisations, carers, practitioners, clinicians, researchers and other experts more ways to share evidence and experience.As a previous DWP employee for 27 years and previous Civil Service Trade Union Branch Secretary for a quarter of Scotland, I can assure you that the Government and DWP (as always), have come to their conclusion and are merely trying to tick the boxes and be seen to be having a so called public consultation, which will be used to arrive back at the plan that they have already came up with in the first place.
But, please do not see this as a reason not to return your views and give your input, as they will use non input as apathy and support for their proposals and as we all know, there will be a big enough input from the anti PIP / anti Welfare budget brigade.
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