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Scopes reaction to the green paper.
Today, the Government announced plans for the biggest cuts to disability benefits on record. These plans will be catastrophic for disabled people. Leaving us unable to afford the essentials, and to cover the extra costs of disability. Nearly half of families living in poverty already include someone who is disabled. We…
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Consultation
I read the consultations start and labour will be going to diffrent areas to talk to disabled groups and public ? I guess Google areas they will be visiting I'm confused I thought they wasn't doing consultations
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Tired
Since 2023 sunak speech has caught up with me all stress and worry making hair fall out crippling headaches numbness in body horrendous anxiety and major lows and blind panic and debilitating panic attacks I suppose they got thier desired affect
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Dentist
Agggghhh I git to go to the dentist to have my first ever tooth out!!! I'd rather have lunch with sunak and starmer and that's saying something Help
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Funding to fight the DWP
as the title how is the fight against the DWP funded ? would it be worth creating a gofundme or similar in our battle against this proposed legislation ? 100,000 donations of a tenner each = £1M
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Response from my MP in regards to Benefit cuts
I emailed my MP several times (she is labour ) and finally got a response which was as follows. ... Thank you for your email in which you raise concerns over the proposed changes to disability welfare. As you may be aware the government will soon outline its plans to reform this system in detail, following the statement by…
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Ill and disabled people will be made ‘invisible’ by UK benefit cuts
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/apr/08/ill-disabled-people-uk-benefit-cuts-policy-in-practice
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Welfare changes - time is running out
Apparently this govt want to make the PIP / LCWRA changes law as early as May unless they have a legal challenge. The govt planned thus & fake green paper consultation to avoid legal & human right challenges. Time is running out. I really hope a disability charity or law firm concerned with human rights will stand up for…
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Talking to the wind..
It feels like I'm talking to the wind on this forum at times. It's become impossible to flesh out facts or retrieve posts. Richard Burgon MP is one of a few who voted against the 2015 welfare reforms and knows what happened back then. IDS knows what happened back then.. I know what happened back then and I will not stop…
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Time scale
How long till we find out what's actually happening waking up everyday is becoming harder like groundhog day unbearable is thier anything positive any hope
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MP Reply
I’m not sure if Im allowed post this !! I emailed my MP and this is her reply to the benefit reforms !!!!!! Dear [name removed by moderator], Thank you for your email. Nobody in the United Kingdom should have to beg for food – and that includes the most vulnerable in our society. Mass dependence on emergency food parcels…
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Digital ID
Here we go 40 mps urging Digital ID to deal with migration problems me thinks not another form of control I'm so against this !
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Chance to have your say as DWP consults public opinion around the country
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/dwp-tours-the-uk-to-consult-on-disability-benefit-changes-how-to-get-involved-3628733 I managed to read this full article for free (i am not a subscriber) but sometimes articles from the independent do disappear behind a paywall so here's a screenshot of where these events are
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How low can Labour sink
So as well as the disabled, pensioners , farmers, children. Labour has decided in 2027 to put inheritance tax on the money received to families who died in the armed forces. I saw a clip on Facebook by a former soldier. This is disgusting. Something should be done. Having 2 brothers one past now who served. One for 22…
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Green Paper Discussion (from 24th March, 2025)
Last week, the Government published a Green Paper and a consultation about changes to disability benefits. The Pathways to Work Green Paper includes proposed changes to: Universal Credit (UC) Personal Independence Payment (PIP) Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) We have a comprehensive guide to what the proposed…
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lWC and commitments
Hi there I have been on LWC since around 2021 I do not get extra payment as my claim was after 2017 my original LWC was based on an injury from work then arthritis in my neck but my health has got alot worse since my original assessment. I get pip standard . I have various health issues including cervical…
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House of lords
Just read house of lords committee agree with welfare changes was feeling reasonably OK now pure dread
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Discontinuing NS-ESA could lead to group action Lawsuits.
Dear Sir/Madam At present I claim NS-ESA alongside a monthly payment of my income protection insurance policy. (Income protection polices are designed to replace up to 50% of your salary based upon your final 12 months income, in the event that you can no longer work, due to illness, beginning after a deferred period of…
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Kemi
So that tories leader just had interview saying labour not going harder on welfare as thier scares alot of thier party contest it so she said tories will vote to make sure it goes ahead
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Is this true
Just read high court finds unlawful to losing 416 a month ? Can someone more clued up check pls
