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DWP Unleashes New Powers Over The Poor In Shake Up

LostInTheVoid
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https://www.gbnews.com/money/universal-credit-changes-sanctions
Thoughts?
They'll be coming for those of us on LCWRA/ADP next.
They tories won't be happy until every street has a paraplegic postman, the schizophrenic stops claiming as he's now a teacher and...the COPD patient? Aaach we'll give them a job blowing up birthday balloons next to the dyslexic who counts them.
"But this is just referring to jobsee..." yeah, for now...
We can also predict the ferocity of bullying that will ensue from embittered work coaches feeling less than enamoured by their underwhelm of their career.
Thoughts?
They'll be coming for those of us on LCWRA/ADP next.
They tories won't be happy until every street has a paraplegic postman, the schizophrenic stops claiming as he's now a teacher and...the COPD patient? Aaach we'll give them a job blowing up birthday balloons next to the dyslexic who counts them.
"But this is just referring to jobsee..." yeah, for now...
We can also predict the ferocity of bullying that will ensue from embittered work coaches feeling less than enamoured by their underwhelm of their career.
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There's another long thread here related to this.. https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/110575/welfare-benefits-news-possible-changes-constructive-discussion-an-ongoing-thread#latest
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The only place I read LCWRA is the post of the OP. Is this post designed to make disabled people scared? Because there is absolutely nowhere anything about disabled people losing their benefits in those "shake ups", other than PIP being the gateway to the Health Element.
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Hello @LostInTheVoid
Would you like me to merge your post with the thread Poppy has mentioned? We have been keeping all our thoughts on what could happen there. As it can make people quite anxious. But you'll also find some other members to discuss it with!
Just to put as a disclaimer: There have been no official announcements over changes to the benefits system.Hannah - She / Her
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TheManFromLondon said:The only place I read LCWRA is the post of the OP. Is this post designed to make disabled people scared? Because there is absolutely nowhere anything about disabled people losing their benefits in those "shake ups", other than PIP being the gateway to the Health Element.
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Where it mentions UC stopping after 12 months, doesn't apply to those that claim help with the rent, have children on their claim or claim the disability element. It's focused on those that refuse to look for work and claim only the standard allowance.
I would appreciate it if members wouldn't tag me please. I have all notifcations turned off and wouldn't want a member thinking i'm being rude by not replying.If i see a question that i know the answer to i will try my best to help. -
Hannah_Scope said:Hello @LostInTheVoid
Would you like me to merge your post with the thread Poppy has mentioned? We have been keeping all our thoughts on what could happen there. As it can make people quite anxious. But you'll also find some other members to discuss it with!
Just to put as a disclaimer: There have been no official announcements over changes to the benefits system.
People are likely to take too literally or fail to see the bitter tongue in cheek of my post. Many of us suffered brutally at the hands of the Tories in 2012/13 when I.D.S unveiled his darling pioneer UC system.
I'll never forget the mental health impacts I experienced at the cursor and click of a manipulative work coach with an ideological chip on their shoulder. I'll never forget the cruelty inflicted upon several of my disabled family members at the pen stroke of the PIP assessor whose verbatim was anything but.
My post might be somewhat emotional and presumptuous but it really does look like the nasty party is doubling down on their ideological agenda, so thinly veiled in spin it's laughable. This isn't centre right at all; it's far right politically and far from right morally.
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poppy123456 said:Where it mentions UC stopping after 12 months, doesn't apply to those that claim help with the rent, have children on their claim or claim the disability element. It's focused on those that refuse to look for work and claim only the standard allowance.
I have observed most of your content to be well balanced and articulate Poppy; you are obviously quite capable of critical thought but unfortunately that is not the case with our policy makers. We all know this starts out as rational and practical behavioural modification designed to hold stick behind those with intent to "take the taxpayer for a ride", as Jeremy Hunt so bluntly stated. Policy reforms like these soon enough grow arms and legs that don't support them and will morph into an ideological war on the poor and disabled; Tory reforms always inevitably do.
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LostInTheVoid said:
I will watch this space in the hopes my bitter predictions prove false. -
TheManFromLondon said:LostInTheVoid said:
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@LostInTheVoid You seem really lost in the void. Chill. It will never happen. If you want to worry sick about it, go on, be our guest. I'll let you at it.
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