Make Your Voice Heard: Contact Your MP About Welfare Reform Proposals

The UK government’s recent ‘Pathways to Work Green Paper’ outlines potential reforms to disability benefits that could significantly impact individuals living with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E.). As a complex, chronic neurological condition characterised by fluctuating and often severe symptoms like post-exertional malaise, cognitive dysfunction, pain, and debilitating exhaustion, M.E. presents unique challenges that may not be adequately recognised under the proposed changes.

We’ve created a template letter to help you voice your concerns directly to your MP. This template highlights the specific challenges faced by the M.E. community regarding these potential reforms, particularly the risk of excluding individuals with fluctuating conditions from vital financial support.

It also emphasises how the current PIP assessment often fails to capture the reality of living with M.E., where consistent scoring in single categories can be difficult despite significant overall disability.

Please personalise the section provided with your own experience to illustrate the potential impact of these reforms on your life. By sending this email, you can ensure your MP understands the serious implications of these proposals for constituents living with M.E. and their unpaid carers.

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Contact your MP

We understand that writing to your MP can be daunting, especially when managing the energy limitations and cognitive impairments associated with M.E. To simplify this process, we crafted the email template letter and to further ease the process.

You can find your MP’s contact details and send your email directly via the “Write to Them” button below.