Ellen Clifford

Dave1993
Dave1993 Online Community Member Posts: 184 Empowering
edited January 17 in Current affairs

she won!!!

https://socialistworker.co.uk/news/disabled-people-win-court-battle-for-welfare-rights/

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  • Dave1993
    Dave1993 Online Community Member Posts: 184 Empowering

    G.O.A.T

  • Holly_Scope
    Holly_Scope Posts: 4,260 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Brilliant news, isn't it @Dave1993 πŸ˜„

  • Dave1993
    Dave1993 Online Community Member Posts: 184 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/969540#Comment_969540

    it was untill i read this

    https://www.gbnews.com/money/dwp-alert-labour-benefit-cuts-unlawful

  • Dave1993
    Dave1993 Online Community Member Posts: 184 Empowering

    they are still going ahead with the cuts even though has been declared unlawful what is the government above the law?

  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 11,423 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Hi @Dave1993 they've not said they'll be going ahead with the previous governments plans at all, I'd please be careful about the information you read online. I've found GB News hasn't been great for getting factual information from.

  • Dave1993
    Dave1993 Online Community Member Posts: 184 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/969598#Comment_969598

    its on benefitandworks

    at the bottom a government minister said

    β€œThe judge has found the previous government failed to adequately explain their proposals. As part of wider reforms that help people into work and ensure fiscal sustainability, the government will re-consult on the WCA descriptor changes, addressing the shortcomings in the previous consultation, in light of the judgment. The government intends to deliver the full level of savings in the public finances forecasts.”

    https://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/labour-says-it-will-re-consult-on-wca-changes

  • Dave1993
    Dave1993 Online Community Member Posts: 184 Empowering

    so they still want to go ahead with the 3 billion cuts to benefits

  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 11,423 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    They've stated they'll be re-consulting over it and addressing the shortcomings, that doesn't mean they'll be doing what the last government wanted to do.

    It's best for us currently to just wait and see.

  • Dave1993
    Dave1993 Online Community Member Posts: 184 Empowering

    but they state this

    The government intends to deliver the full level of savings in the public finances forecasts

    means cuts are going to happen and its not going to be good

  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 11,423 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    But it doesn't say where the cuts are going to come from. So people need to be patient and not get caught up in all the name calling and finger pointing.

  • Dave1993
    Dave1993 Online Community Member Posts: 184 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/969651#Comment_969651

    so it might not be cut from benefits?

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