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At the very least, you need to set up ventilation in the subfloor.
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On layman's terms what does this mean ? No challenge this is the way forward
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he gave an emotional speech saying he can’t continue in the party . 3 labour goons sat in front of him not sure what to do with themselves
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That"s what my GP told me.
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I am not seeing anything that go to challenge the decision. This is going to happen I start to accept that now.
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Template Letter to Local or National Churches – Speak Out Now!
Hi All,
As we head into the final weeks before Parliament votes on these devastating welfare reforms, I’ve drafted a respectful letter that can be sent to local church leaders, national faith organisations, or any group with a public voice on social justice.
You don’t need to be religious to use this—many churches already support disabled and vulnerable people in their communities, and have a tradition of speaking out when that support is under threat. Their voice could make a real difference, especially now.
Please feel free to copy, adapt, and personalise the letter below. You can also use it as the basis for an email or conversation with local clergy or community organisers.
Every voice counts.
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Template Letter: Urgent Request to Speak Out on Disability Benefit Cuts
Subject: Urgent Request: Church Leadership to Speak Out Against Disability Benefit Cuts
Dear [Name or Title],
I’m writing to express deep concern about the UK Government’s proposed changes to disability benefits, which are set to harm hundreds of thousands of people living with chronic illness and disability—particularly those with invisible conditions who have already faced disbelief and systemic neglect.
These changes include:
New eligibility rules for PIP, requiring claimants to score 4 points in a single daily living activity. This could disqualify the majority of people with conditions such as chronic pain, mental health disorders, arthritis, and post viral conditions.
Linking PIP to Universal Credit, meaning those who lose PIP will also lose access to the UC health element, pushing many into serious financial hardship.
The planned removal of the Work Capability Assessment, which will make PIP the sole gateway to additional support within Universal Credit—despite PIP not being designed to assess fitness for work.
A reduction in the UC health element for new claimants, slashing it from £97 to £50 per week, with a freeze until 2030.
These are not minor adjustments. They represent a dramatic withdrawal of support from people whose lives are already marked by physical and emotional illness and exhaustion, social isolation, and the daily battle to survive.
The fallout, if these changes go ahead, will be widespread:
Overstretched NHS and mental health services
Food banks overwhelmed
Increases in homelessness, crisis admissions, and suicidality
Families and communities pushed beyond breaking point
Churches and faith-led organisations have long stood up for the vulnerable. I’m reaching out because I believe that, regardless of personal beliefs, church institutions hold a unique place in public life—capable of speaking with authority and compassion on matters of social justice.
As the parliamentary vote approaches, please consider making a public statement or writing to MPs to raise concerns. A collective voice from the country’s churches could make a real difference in these crucial final weeks.
With respect and thanks for all the support many churches already provide in the community,
[Your Full Name][Optional: Your Town or Region]
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I have ME/CFS myself. It is so debilitating and makes me so ill and incapacitated that I can hardly imagine what it must be like to have fibromyalgia and be in so much additional pain with arthritis too.
I have an anxiety disorder and depression too. The anxiety disorder causes frequent non epileptic seizures which become very frequent to continous if I'm under great to extreme stress, which is dangerous too.
The last time the DWP tried to force a work focused assessment on me caused by a change of circumstances from ESA to UC, they phoned me to say that the interview was the next day.
My partner had to get the phone from me as I immediately started having a series of seizures and he had to help me whilst dealing with the call.
She at least sounded pleasant and helpful and she said that because of what was happening, I wouldn't have to go in. I expect that I just got lucky that day. It didn't feel like it, with it making me really ill for days afterwards.
The possibility of having to deal with "having a conversation" with a work coach is obviously dangerous for both of us, just in different ways.
Starmer, Reeves, Kendall and Timms should be looking more closely at their own despicable behaviour instead of attempting to force a change of "behaviour" (disability) upon us by taking our benefits and therefore support away.
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That's what I'm taking from it.
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Some good people out there god I'm so so depressed stayed in bed all day yesterday I emailed 6 mps who are voting for cuts I had to stop as was getting angry but I told them all we will never forget this and come elections you will be first on the list I have mental health it's effecting my physical health how do you deal with your conditions this much make it so much worse so tired my poor dogs didn't even talk to them yesterday
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Great post! You gave a very insightful description of MPs surprise at finding the shoe on the other foot, with having THEIR large salary and perks put under threat!
Isn't it all about self interest though. There is zero concern for the people who put them there in the first place.
They shouldn't be at all surprised then when voters see this disdain for them and vote them out after one term.
Remember that we might get some casualties at the upcoming Local Elections though and they are held every year, not once very four years like the General Election so they could keep losing out!!
I read about that Labour MP myself. At least he was honest about his self interest and didn't try very hard to put a spin on his complete disregard for disabled people.
This is the problem with the Labour leadership talking about finding all this opportunities to get back into the workplace for us, all the time knowing that they are simply covering up the by far the most serious cost cutting excerise that we have had to deal with so far.
It is this very well structured gaslighting excerise that has been our biggest problem, having to convince other MPs that the consequences for us are truly disastrous, not jobs for all and hardly anyone losing benefits, as the vile leadership are saying.
Even if it is self interest only with Labour MPs when the vote for these sadistic proposals goes ahead, as long as their votes are against, it's still just as good as a vote made by those who genuinely care about our concerns.
I'm afraid we can't be worried about the moral stance of each MP, as long is it is a vote against, or, if they really must, an abstension.
What we must look at too, with 55 MPs definitely voting against and another 100 considering their position, which probably means they are going to abstain, we mustn't concentrate on how many votes may go through but the problems that this issue is making for the unity of the Labour Government.
That is what will help us, the Government do not want to alienate their back benchers.
However, whatever happens, we must expect them to want to push some sort of so called reform through. What we need to do is keep the pressure up on them.
You are right to say that lobbying works, we must force them to back down as much as we can on the worst parts of these proposals AND then keep working on the rest of it!!
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I was told to ask my GP for a letter asking for a paper or telephone reassessment which she has done, never mentioned anything about dr's being told not to. It so angers me that we and society put our trust in dr's daily throughout the country except when comes to saying if someone is well enough to work instead giving that decision to someone that doesn't know you and isn't medically trained.
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is it worth emailing MPs from parties as they also have the vote if I’m not mistaken. They also want to do well in the next elections.
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Why. Aren't dpac saying anything everywhere it's written as it happening
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https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/tax-the-rich-dont-rob-disabled-people#start
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Some of my scores in Daily Living were over 4... 8 and 10.
Is 4 going to be the highest number in the post-2026 era? If my highest scores were reduced to 4s I'd still get enhanced DL under the forthcoming changes.
If there are even more changes that make four the new 8 or 10 I might just scape it but it seems unlikely.
Nobody will get PIP unless they're bedbound. They may as well scrap it. Very very concerned. Does anybody have a better source than B & W?
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Some of my scores in Daily Living were over 4... 8 and 10.
Is 4 going to be the highest number in the post-2026 era? If my highest scores were reduced to 4s I'd still get enhanced DL under the forthcoming changes.
If there are even more changes that make four the new 8 or 10 I might just scape it but it seems unlikely.
Nobody will get PIP unless they're bedbound. They may as well scrap it. Very very concerned. Does anybody have a better source than B & W?
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Possibly keeping their powder dry in the event of it been passed so they don't have chance to amend the document of any weak points or illegalities ....
Just a thought
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Some of my scores in Daily Living were over 4... 8 and 10.
Is 4 going to be the highest number in the post-2026 era? If my highest scores were reduced to 4s I'd still get enhanced DL under the forthcoming changes.
If there are even more changes that make four the new 8 or 10 I might just scape it but it seems unlikely.
Nobody will get PIP unless they're bedbound. They may as well scrap it. Very very concerned. Does anybody have a better source than B & W?
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