The official 2024 budget discussion.
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I'm scared about all this, I emailed starmer during election s and he said disabled people will be treated with dignity. Well that's rubbish. I'm concerned about the housing benefit not going up with rent rises. Forced to work with a chronic and autoimmune conditions . How can I do anything with this, I have bad fatigue with both and can't keep my eyes open. Why are we being punished like this.
With all the tax rises ,business will lay people off, so how the hell are we with broken bodies supposed to find anything. Where is Timms in all this, meanwhile I saw on talk tv they're spending millions on people coming in boats and putting them in and building hotels, flat screens tv free food, dentists and benefit money costing millions every day. It's so unfair. Train drivers over 80 thousand, while pensioners freeze my sister and brother in law one, who both have health conditions. I already lost my mum, eldest brother and a sister since 2017, don't want to lose another. I am terrified about this.
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Note from the online community team
We'd just like to nip this in the bud now before it possibly escalates. We understand tensions are high at the moment but can we please refrain from blaming other groups for the decisions the Government have made in regards to the disabled community.
Thanks for your understanding.
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I guess we need to wait for this white paper?
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I took this at first to mean that CA would increase from £81.90 to 16 hours at National Living Wage rates (which would be 16 * £12.21 - or £195.36 per week.
But NO - it means that Carers are ALLOWED to earn an extra £10k pa - isn't that kind of them ?
I mean - how does that mean "the biggest rise in CA since it was introduced in 1976" ?
CA itself is NOT being increased at all !!
This is a deliberate lie !
I mean they announce the minimum wage is being increased by 6.7% but not the CA rate !
So - overall - CA is effectively being reduced.
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in Feb 2024 - there were still over 600,000 adult claimants of DLA with a similar number (600,000) of claimants under 16.
the stats show that only 37,000 were converted from DLA to PIP in the last 12 months - so this will take almost 20 years to deal with, unless they pull their fingers out !
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sent to Kendall Reeves and Starmer
Dear,
I am writing to you today to express fear,anger and disgust in the budget, the dwp and this government.
I will be upfront now and tell you I did not vote for labour, this is because in my opinion This is not TRUE labour and I strongly suspected exactly what we've got, basically a kick in the teeth.
your records will show I was a long time labour member once.
I think it's time for this vicious and unprovoked assault on vulnerable people to stop, Those that Did vote for you voted for the "change" you sloganed so heavily, they trusted you and didn't expect that change to be for the worst.
you are scaring the disabled community witless and absolutely destroying their lives with fear, vile rhetoric and silly games.
even the budget was about as clear as a window covered in creasote.
we've established you intend to save the sum "inherited" from the last government, but have not expressed "how" you will do so. You need to drop your obsession with money and work and step into reality.
I will tell you now how my life has been just so you see what I've survived.
I was abused at boarding school by a paedophile, I have been bullied and excluded all my life.
I watched my grandfather die in front of me, my grandmother got through strokes,heart attacks and gangrene, medical incompetence and law intervention.
I've survived 4 suicide attempts and 2 breakdowns, every SINGLE one of those were caused by the DWP and their harassment.
I am a member of the scope forum, take a look on there do a search on terms such as "frightened" "scared" "dwp" and "government" you'll be greeted by a tsunami of posts about people scared, their lives on pause, losing sleep, getting nasty symptoms on top of what they usually get caused by this governments behaviour.
these are the nicest, most caring people you'll ever know, they suffer SUFFER daily and you are making their lives an absolute misery.
we have people who refuse to claim UC, we have people suicidal, we have people frightened to spend money, to savs money to even get up in the morning.
this needs to stop now!!!
I hope you have read or intend to read your copies of John Prings "the department" before you find yourself in a bad position.
I have emailed the ECHR,law firms, and others
you can't and won't get away with this I assure you. we have rights, we are decent humans not criminals and we won't pay for the actions of greedy authoritarians and rich tax avoiders.
charities, activists and others are not going to shut up. You will get what you give, the days of the disabled laying down and being kicked are over.
yours sincerely
Rick ******
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Well done, proud of you.
I had emailed Timms in the past , but he just thanked for writing and not addressed the issues
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I'll send him a copy too then 💜
I'll edit his to be a little less abrupt to give him a chance
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Doesn't all these WCA reforms still have to pass in parliament though so how are they going to get it out in 2025 can they do it that fast? people are saying april imo this would take years "if" it even does pass @Nightcity
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everything in the white paper will require legislation and be slow that's why we need to hit them back now.
as for the WCA changes the tory version already passed I'm unsure if an altered version would need to also go through legislation, certainly hope so.
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torie version really passed? jesus they really don't care do they
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yes theor version, so if Kendall makes other changes I'm unsure if it has to go back to legislation again, hopefully someone More knowledgeable on laws can help us with that info.
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apparently they have not "fully" passed so that's good news
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excellent you're a ⭐
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The Conservative government’s plan to reform the Work Capability Assessment (WCA), outlined in the 2023 Health and Disability White Paper, aimed to end the WCA by 2025, streamlining the assessment process for disabled individuals and aligning it with Personal Independence Payment (PIP) eligibility. The proposed reform was intended to reduce economic inactivity and create a more integrated system for assessing work capacity among benefit claimants.
While the legislative process began in 2023, including consultations and parliamentary discussions, it faced delays and significant opposition. Disability rights organizations and charities voiced strong objections, warning that the proposed reforms might lead to increased poverty and hardship for disabled people who depend on benefits. The advocacy groups argue that eliminating the WCA without a clear, fair alternative could leave vulnerable individuals at risk. The plans were further delayed when the June 2024 election paused parliamentary activities, adding uncertainty to the reforms' future.
Currently, these reforms have not fully passed in Parliament, and the new government has yet to confirm if or when they will advance. For now, while preparations have been underway, the timeline remains uncertain as the legislative process awaits further government action.
For additional information on the reforms' implications, you can explore detailed sources from the UK Parliament and disability advocacy updates.
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I had been on LCWRA for around 12 years and I was reassessed last year out if the blue.
I remained in the support group.
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ok so unless they rush it through (which the lords will hopefully play them up) then it is unlikely to start ss early as April after all.
what a relief.
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Does anyone know if this is true in regards to LCWRA and WCA supposed changes and current claims?
Source: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9800/#:~:text=The%20Transforming%20Support%20white%20paper,make%20savings%20from%20the%20reforms.
“….When might changes be introduced?
The Transforming Support white paper states that primary legislation would be introduced in a new Parliament (after the next general election) “when parliamentary time allows”.
After that, the changes would be introduced for new claims only, on a staged, geographical basis. This would begin no earlier than 2026/27, and roll-out would take at least three years. From 2029 at the earliest, existing UC LCWRA claimants would then move on to the new system.”
I was awarded UC/LCWRA only in March for a minimum of two years and currently get PIP.
My main worry at the moment is the new white paper detail which says that those on LCWRA will be moved over to what will be known as the ‘Health Group’ and that if you work more than 6 months your LCWRA will be removed 😳 I’ve always worked while on it as my Cerebral Palsy makes it challenging but not impossible currently and I thought you were encouraged to work on it! Even with trying to work I still rely on LCWRA to live so it’s a worry it might get taken away for trying to do what they are asking us all to essentially do - work!!
If current claimants are protected until 2029 that’s something at least though obviously the whole situation is so stressful and worrying for us all 😞😩🥺
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Hi, can you tell us the relevance of November 29th please?
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