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The Telegraph
I've just read the headlines on "The Telegraph" that Liz kendal has been forced to shelve £3billion Benefits cuts. I'm no Telegraph reader, and I'm not seeing the entire thing as its behind a pay wall. I did see however there were hundreds of comments, also I can't get to read those. Would be interesting to see their…
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Just wondering whether anyone had read this article from the Disability News Service?
DWP hides updated figures on life-threatening errors, just as Kendall prepares to announce cuts and reforms! https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-hides-updated-figures-on-life-threatening-errors-just-as-kendall-prepares-to-announce-cuts-and-reforms/
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The straw that broke.......
Evening Where would I/we go to get contact information about the unions that back the labour party so we can email them as well as the MPs about how we are been treated surely pointing out that how labour are acting are not only effecting millions of disabled people now but also the future of the people the unions…
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Lords want to cut disability benefit
This is on benefits and work website. This needs to be opposed by disability charities https://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/lords-committee-calls-for-benefits-cuts
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Pip reform
This appalling Government seems hell bent on reducing PIP and in a hurry to do so. Surely though they would need to pass legislation then introduce change first of all to new claimants then the existing caseloads? How quickly could they move so that someone with 4 years left on a 10 year award who without these changes…
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LBC Radio + mental health
does anyone listen to LBC ? I listened to it all the time but can’t anymore because every presenter is constantly talking about getting the disabled back to work especially the ones with mental health issues
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In 1988 people were going through the same ordeal
I found this clip on Youtube, It's funny they just keep on overhauling the benefit system but it never seems to get better. Of course "Transitional Protection" is always being used. In this episode of the Advice shop - The Great Benefits Shake-Up and no one really wins. Shame they never did this again for the current shake…
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Jeremy Vine
Something should be done about this awful man, at least once a week on his tv show he belittles benefit claimants (today sickness benefits in particular) for lighthearted entertainment. It's worse than political discussion where the politicians are at least making (usually misinformed) points. It's verging on freak shows…
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Disability benefits bill: leave us alone :(
RACHEL Reeves today reveals she is fast-tracking a crackdown on sickness benefits as she declares: “We cannot keep footing the bill” for jobless Britain. Ministers will now publish their long-awaited plan to slash billions from the disability benefits bill before the Spring Statement on March 26.
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so it was all about building new airport runway so other 2 months of worry thanks dwp :(
so it was all about building new airport runway so other 2 months of worry thanks dwp :(
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Pip aaaesments etc.
I am concerned we do not live in a fair society anymore. Certain groups are given adequate amounts of money and we are not We are harassed by this government and I know the Tories were the same but the Labour government is meant to be humanitarian by default. As a disabled person who has an inherited condition I am…
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Thoughts on this image?
I came across this article, and although it definitely isn't the sentiment of the article itself, I'm a bit uncomfortable with this image showing people "trapped" inside wheelchair symbols. The article I'd definitely class as the social model of disability in sentiment, but this image just seems the opposite - wheelchairs…
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Ellen Clifford
she won!!! https://socialistworker.co.uk/news/disabled-people-win-court-battle-for-welfare-rights/
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High Court win...fantastic effort by this lady
DWP's 'misleading and unfair' consultation on disability benefit reforms unlawful, High Court rules https://www.bigissue.com/news/social-justice/dwp-disability-benefits-reforms-consultation-ruling/
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Official thread: ‘Get Britain Working’ White Paper released Tuesday 26th November
thought I’d get this thread started early as I’ll imagine the papers will be publishing significant leaks later tonight From the sounds of things upcoming welfare reforms (such as wca and pip) won’t be covered in this white paper (at least in major detail) - past quotes from the gov suggest welfare reform reveal launch…
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Press bias
https://www.thecanary.co/long-read/2025/01/09/media-coverage-benefit-claimants/
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DWP’s chief medical adviser dismisses importance of her own department’s reviews into benefit deaths
From DNS - "only 5 PFD reports" in 16 months 😶 By John Pring on 9th January 2025 Category: Benefits and Poverty The chief medical adviser for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is facing questions over why she dismissed the importance of hundreds of secret reviews carried out by her own department into the deaths…
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Link to Social Prescribing
Hello All, no need to respond to this message; it's just to say that the link to Social Prescribing is below (I am not involved with this organisation). Best wishes, E xx https://mailchi.mp/a38b5d2cbb45/the-social-prescribing-network-december-2024-newsletter?e=10808b00f4 For example, here is a link to what is happening in…
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Why a constant attack on vunerable
Why is this gov putting forward more plans to bully the vunerable..All are so misinformed what crippling anxiety and depression involves
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Trigger Warning topic (Assisted dying bill)
Remove if not allowed. Are we allowed to discuss the assisted dying bill on here? It's in the news today about Canada. In Canada they intend to include mental illness from 2027. It's quite obvious to me that if we pass anything through, gradually things change and get added by various governments. I have huge concerns over…
