Upcoming changes to benefits

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  • Andi66
    Andi66 Online Community Member Posts: 757 Trailblazing

    Honestly I just give up, if it wasn't for my grown up daughter and my cats, I just go.

    My conditions are going to get better. It was through working I developed one in the first place. My main pip enhanced is my struggle with autism. My daughter the same, she works been through abuse through the years, seeing my mum die, losing my sister and brother within 2 years. I have ptsd. Now this. The stress is causing my conditions to get worse.

  • Moorgater
    Moorgater Online Community Member Posts: 57 Empowering

    I suspect the story was leaked to The Times to see what the reaction would be. The fact that they can't guess is the scary part. If you asked Kendall what will actually be in the Green Paper on Tuesday, she almost certainly couldn't tell you 100%. The reaction has obviously taken them by surprise hence last week's delay. How little this crew know about their own party and voters is staggering.

  • Fuji
    Fuji Online Community Member Posts: 48 Empowering

    If you are on mobile, highlight the link and copy into your browser. Or on pc you can highlight it and right click to open link in new tab.

  • Kaliwax
    Kaliwax Online Community Member Posts: 98 Empowering

    I just read that times article, i think im gonna be sick. I have autism and ADHD, im absolutely terrified to death and scared so so much

  • Summerlove
    Summerlove Online Community Member Posts: 96 Empowering

    He is suspended yet always been an advocate.

    Meanwhile Starmer is trying to convince his party by saying "We are the Labour party for christ sake" In other words a workers Party for workers.

    Yes he only cares about workers in same way hitler only cared about workers and through endless assessments to see who with disabilities could work rest of disabled and MH killed off.

    Who are those 35 labour signatures that support cuts. Don't vote for them locally group together

    While Starmer is trying to convince Labour is for the working people in effect creating an apartheid government and very different to his words on winning election.

    The Labour party was a Socialist party it created the welfare state and nhs . Many long term disabled are workers or have been workers most their lives which is why they are feeling betrayed and those who have never worked because they can't the saftey net is an insurance most civililed Countries provide.

    It's only UK that seems to take issues with it.

  • Fuji
    Fuji Online Community Member Posts: 48 Empowering

    I feel you. I have autism and mental health conditions. I've been stressed about it for the past couple of weeks. I don't think they will be allowed to do it, the courts will have a field day with them. Its disability discrimination. I feel like the gov are taking us backwards in terms of equality.

  • judie
    judie Online Community Member Posts: 275 Empowering
  • secretsquirrel1
    secretsquirrel1 Online Community Member Posts: 288 Empowering

    I read MPs who were called to the number 10 meeting weren’t given any real details so they don’t have any reassurances. If that’s the case what does it mean for the times article ? If it’s true then they must all have some idea as it seemed rather brutal

  • Summerlove
    Summerlove Online Community Member Posts: 96 Empowering

    There has been little transparency and vagness throughout this disaster government term along with Changing goal posts and Uturns and lies

    That usually means nefarious motives hidden

    That's why I signed a petition hold politicans accountable for lying.

  • evelyncourtney
    evelyncourtney Online Community Member Posts: 44 Empowering

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c99n798ye1zo


    Interesting article from BBC, it doesn’t mention anything new or specific, just talks about potential factions within Labour over this. It sounds like much of the support comes from new MPs who are essentially eager to please their glorious leader.

    Aka more eager to please Starmer & co than their own constituents, many of which are disabled…

  • Moorgater
    Moorgater Online Community Member Posts: 57 Empowering

    There is much in what you say re new MPs. Of the 35 who signed the pro-Starmer letter, Phillipson (she of the purple hair!) was the most well-known. NOT the party heavy-hitters to say the least. One MP later asked for her name to be removed too!

  • tcellmutation
    tcellmutation Online Community Member Posts: 291 Empowering

    From Daily Mail...

    "But from now on, applicants will need to score at least four points on at least one activity to qualify for being considered for a payment. The need for a hearing aid does not meet the threshold.

    Those who need help to wash their hair or body below the waist would not qualify for support - but those who need help to wash their upper body would. Needing help going to the toilet would meet the threshold - but those who need reminding to use it would not.

    Those who need help cooking a meal would qualify for support - but those who could use a microwave would not. Needing to be reminded to see people face-to-face would not be supported - but needing help to actually have those interactions would.

    Applicants who get the four points needed to qualify for being considered would then need to get another four points on top of that to get the lower rate - and another eight to get the higher one."

    Thankfully, for the moment at least, I still qualify for the higher rate as I still meet the criteria and I'm also half way through my ongoing award (or light touch 10 year award) but I just hope I will not have to be reassessed again as that's just a waste of money surely...

  • Santosha12
    Santosha12 Online Community Member Posts: 427 Empowering

    I don't understand why The Times is free to access online this weekend when it is not normally free to access.

    Something fishy going on.

  • tcellmutation
    tcellmutation Online Community Member Posts: 291 Empowering

    Maybe The Times are against the changes and want more people to see it and be outraged and protest or maybe the government want to get a better feel for the backlash

  • Moorgater
    Moorgater Online Community Member Posts: 57 Empowering

    https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/09/more-benefit-cuts-would-risk-turning-drops-of-dissent-in-labours-ranks-into-a-flood

    Worth reading if you haven't already. The message, I think, is that we should not get disheartened - the appearance of quiet in the next few days does not mean this has all been agreed. Possibly a long haul ahead though.

  • Fuji
    Fuji Online Community Member Posts: 48 Empowering
  • johnnyy85
    johnnyy85 Online Community Member Posts: 59 Contributor

    in need of and an uplifting positivity post at this time 😭has anyone got one ?

  • secretsquirrel1
    secretsquirrel1 Online Community Member Posts: 288 Empowering

    I’m wondering if labour leaked the story to the times to see what the reaction would be . This way they can make changes and deny the report was ever true. If they are bringing those changes in regardless why not just tell their back benchers . I just watched an interview with an MP called Emma ( can’t remember last name). She said she didn’t know about the changes suggested in the times but if they were true she couldn’t agree to them . Labour are disgusting , leaving us worrying so they can test the waters imo

  • Summerlove
    Summerlove Online Community Member Posts: 96 Empowering

    Huh and they said Corbyn had a cult like following.

  • secretsquirrel1
    secretsquirrel1 Online Community Member Posts: 288 Empowering

    unfortunately it wouldn’t let me read it all as I don’t have a subscription. Could you possibly screenshot the important parts please ?