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I really can't see the "true blue" pensioners voting Labour just because their state pension is cut. Look at Cyprus, they cut it by 50%!

When we hear of pensioners getting £5000+ per month occupational pensions is it really right to give them state pension as well?

What would be a suitable threshold for means testing?

@gail36 In answer to your questions about copies of medical reports, yes you are entitled to see them. It is important you ask for copies of those AND "all the evidence they used to make the...

Once Probate is granted it makes you the legal owner of the house and if you don't actually live there its an asset.

Any proceeds of an estate left to you under a Will are considered assets and income as far as means tested benefits are concerned. It is worth noting that they only apply to you once Probate is...

I have a reply from elsewhere (not the DWP) that would seem to suggest what they meant by "aided" was someone helping you out of bed say and into a wheelchair. The fact that you could be propelled,...

Some clarification (possibly although the document predates the PIP draft regulations as published) http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/pip-assessment-guide.pdf



"move independently" is at odds with the...

Even the claim form is not that clear what they mean:-




http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/pip1003-how-your-disability-affects-you-form.pdf

The preceding question refers to "walking" and not to...

Page 17 of http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2013/9780111532072/pdfs/ukdsi_9780111532072_en.pdf

The Descriptors for the various activities of PIP start at Page 18 of the above document.

The...

Read it again,

"Can stand and then move more than 1 metre but no more than 20 metres, either aided or unaided "

All references to wheelchairs have now been removed, all it says is "move" and...

Not so fast I would say. I have expressed my doubts in another thread but basically if you read the revised regs they say:-



Which COULD be interpreted (by Atos or Capita who are doing the...

In the PIP Regs 2nd draft (before the 50m changes etc) it said:-



which mysteriously changes in the latest draft regs SI to:-




So as can be seen from the above it is still open to...

Just take your time and write to your MP. You can use this website to save having to write a letter. Just enter your postcode and choose write to MP. You might also want to contact your district...

Yes I agree. From above it can be seen that although they say one thing they actually mean another. They say 50m at consultation then insert 20m instead. They say "reliably" to the work and pen...

Its the Police you need to complain to.

As far as I can see the HB rates are the same except for the "Bedroom Tax" which will reduce the amount you get by up to £25 per week.

The HB element of UC will be paid to tenants rather than...

That is the problem. The "rules" are not real rules, only "guidance to decision makers".

The regulations state:-

Can stand and then move
more than 1 metre but no more
than 20 metres, either...

I had a similar problem when a local festival closed most of the disabled parking bays and made all the chemists inaccessible. After waving my blue badge at a constable I was told to "go away". I...

The BBNav is not available any more but it is still supported on the Pronav site. I have a used one you could have for £50+postage if you wanted to try it. Its got a current safety camera database...

The main areas of contention at the moment are the changes that were not consulted on properly. The distance you can walk is down from 50m to 20m to qualify for Enh Mobility Rate. The other criteria...

There is a BBnav sat nav http://www.bbnav.co.uk/index.html but the database it uses is copyright I think. Se also http://www.bluebadgeparking.com/ for some free POIs to download. Some other stuff...

Could you expand upon "luckily we have got his assessment listed as not fit for purpose" and how you did that please?

Its a bit off topic I know, but If you would like to share your story with Mr Michael Meacher MP by emailing him a brief summary of your plight I think it is just the sort of evidence he needs to hit...

But the "Support Group" offers no support at all for disabled people to find and sustain work. All the SG does is write them off and offers no support at all. In any case if you are in the WRAG you...

Besides contracting out work previously done (and evidentially done better) by Jobcentreplus, the government are busy making sure that things like support for drug and alcohol abuse is contracted out...