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Winter Fuel Payments Eligibility Change
It's just been announced that the eligibility threshold for Winter Fuel Payments has been raised to include anyone over State Pension age with an income of up to £35,000. The government say this will mean that around 75% of pensioners in England and Wales will now benefit from the payment. Scotland and Northern Ireland…
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How a change in law is passed. (White paper to law timeline)
Regarding the process, the green paper will be consulted for 12 weeks. Then it'll go to the white paper, which is usually the statement of policy and proposals, (sometimes in draft form,) which will then get more feedback from outside sources and debated in parliament. So again, not quick! After that will be the "First…
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Governments Have Been Peddling Lies On The Number Of PIP Claimants!
We've all lately been hearing and reading from politicians and the media claiming that the number of PIP claimants has lately been increasing alarmingly! In 2015, approximately 3.13 million people were claiming Disability Living Allowance (DLA) in Great Britain, while around 552 thousand people were claiming Personal…
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Unemployment Insurance Benefit
The Labour government is planning to introduce a single, time-limited unemployment insurance (UI) benefit to replace the current contributory benefits: New Style Jobseeker's Allowance (NS JSA) and New Style Employment and Support Allowance (NS ESA). I was wondering does anyone know how this new benefit will affect existing…
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Well Done And About Time
I'm very glad that the people of New York resisted thet the threats of having infastructure projects in the city defunded by the so-called POTUS. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/05/zohran-mamdani-victory-democratic-party
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But is it right to pay other peoples bills
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gpzynky88o
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No genuine co-production for Timms review
From the Benefits and Work site The promised genuine co-production of the Timms personal independence payment (PIP) review already seems to have been ruled out by disability minister Stephen Timms. Timms gave more details of the process in an interview with the BBC last week covering both the PIP review and the forthcoming…
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Labour's backdoor changes to welfare : ((
Hi folks, I just happened to be listening to BBC R4 "World at One" this lunchtime. And they interviewed McFadden, the new DWP minister about his intentions for "reform" of the welfare system. In a nutshell this is what he says: They STILL intend to go ahead with "reforms" to disability benefits and will not wait for the…
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Universal income
Do you think this will be brought in thier trialing this in Wales
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reform uk about benefits
anyone hear of what reform uk party wonts to do about pip it is disgusting, If they get in they have said that if there is 2 people in same house catering for each other they will scrap that because they wont to save money,My argument is that would cost them more because then the other person would have to get a nhs carer…
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News That Matters To Us
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/stephen-timms-pip-government-james-taylor-department-for-work-and-pensions-b2854963.html#:~:text=Dr%20Clenton%20Farquharson%20and%20Sharon,were%20scrapped%20in%20the%20summer.
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News about Pat McFadden scrapping crucial report on disability
This discussion was created from comments split from: Our friend and colleague Albus (Upsetting content).
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What’s it going to Rid of Rachel reaves Biss lizy Kendal & mr stermer”
this last budget was discussing their is CX Rachel reaves take tickets 🎟️ Sabrina and iv been reading about this government the people mentioned they want a new government who doesn’t take bribes who don’t think 🤔 of them selfish idiots If WW 3 brakes out people will not stand behind this government they get thousands of…
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UK spying bank accounts: Eligibility Verification Measure
hi With the upcoming new bill giving the government more surveillance on welfare claimants, I’ve been trying to find any exact info on what are they proposing. Without much luck as some of it it’s very vague. does anyone have any links on it, detailed law of the proposals etc, like: Eligibility Verification Measure…
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An Interesting Story That Matters To Us
https://www.irishnews.com/news/northern-ireland/hundreds-of-families-in-north-have-benefits-stopped-after-flying-home-through-dublin-airport-I5BVOO7RTRBKHBIPUYJMQIPDIY/#:~:text=The%20blunder%20happened%20as%20a,has%20apologised%20to%20those%20impacted. "The anti-fraud scheme means that those who leave the UK and do not…
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Wellness plans by Labour
I belong to a disability Facebook group called Fightback. Someone who belongs to the group has said in her breast cancer group which she attends for those with or had breast cancer was a table with people from the dwp about getting into work. It's bad enough with them haunting doctors surgeries but for this as well is…
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This is worrying,
https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/alarm-over-governments-choices-to-lead-over-diagnosis-review-that-could-help-ministers-cut-benefits/ So streeting has brought in this 2 , ĝetting as bad as Trump bringing in Kennedy jnr
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Reeves
Seen an interview with reeves saying will be more benefit cuts
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Digital ID
Apparently starner saying all citizens will need a Brit card Digital ID I am against this cash is king as far as im concerned I would not want to do this im afraid I will be made too
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MP job descriptions
Dont know what area to post this but seen a while back about mps job descriptions changed that they serve the party and not the public now seen more posts saying this?
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New style esa Proposals
Am I missing something is this what your migrated over from esa to universal credit?
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Birth certificate
Im sure my original birth certificate was handed written lost many years ago im going to see if they still do hamd written birth certificates as im definitely not lost at sea
