Writing to my MP - LIZ KENDALL

Excellent letters, I hope as this debate gets going, they ( Kendal, and co) will break away from the pre scripted responses which get us nowhere ie getting people back to work, knowing full well pip has got nothing to do with work, it’s about the extra costs of having a disability. As if they don’t know this!
It’s always been the case in the debate over pension rates, that special case is given to pensioners, in that they can’t change their circumstances. For the most part an 80yo can’t just turn up to work on a building site on a Monday morning, if they get short of money! But for many disabled people this is equally true, if you can’t walk, get yourself up, or whatever, you can’t just change behaviours, because a new Secretary of State declares cuts are coming!
There may well be some people on the margins, with support who could be helped to leave the benefit, but the assessment system is poor, the design of pip suspect, and its often pot luck what you end up with, as the assesors seem to record what they want. In many parts of the country the nhs is on its knees. I’m sure if you assessed me with 5 different assesors, you would get 5 different results!
This idea of insisting you get 4 points, to me is totally ridiculous. It’s just a ploy to knock out many of the applicants. Why is someone who gets 2+2+2+2 less deserving than someone who gets 2+2+4? Their needs are wider if anything.
A lady phoned into lbc tonight, who applied to get a job in the offices of Matt bishop, labour mp for Forest Dean.she has a disability with pip (6*2 points) and requested hybrid working due to her disability. He refused her in the grounds, he insisted she could only have job if she worked in the office all the time.
He happens to be my mp too, and has yet to respond to my email about the cuts.
Well so much for labour helping you back into work, and rather proves the sceptics viewpoint. I’m off to the consultation next month, so lets keep fighting!

Hello Source44,

Wow! Way to go! I hope you receive a comprehensive response to your queries - we'd all like to know the real answers.

Best wishes,

Wendy Woo