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  • secretsquirrel1
    secretsquirrel1 Online Community Member Posts: 1,381 Championing

    I do think they they should give the winter fuel allowance to the elderly who need it , never said I didn’t. But they are talking about removing money from the disabled and in turn losing lcwra meaning we either have to work or those of us who simply can’t will be sanctioned. For starmer to say we will help the elderly ( which I agree with) and people to have more children at the expense of getting these reforms through and leaving the disabled destitute I think would be disgusting . If you don’t like this discussion don’t involve yourself or call people selfish if they don’t agree with you .

  • Passerby
    Passerby Posts: 441 Trailblazing

    You're right, it's a disgrace to U turn on WFP and scrap child benefit cap to appease and buy MPs at our expense in order to secure concessions from MPs to get the evil sickness and disability benefit cuts proposal voted for. We're happy to see the WFP cut reversed and child benefit cap scraped, but not at our expense.

  • secretsquirrel1
    secretsquirrel1 Online Community Member Posts: 1,381 Championing

    Exactly and after so many people are protesting and writing to our MPs cis we are fighting for our existence. Last time Tory’s did this people died , I can’t think of anything more extreme than that . Why should we be sacrificed as though we are worth less .

  • Passerby
    Passerby Posts: 441 Trailblazing

    And most of all, why should we have to be the ones to pay for fixing a damn economy crashed by the Tories as Starmer parrots it!

  • secretsquirrel1
    secretsquirrel1 Online Community Member Posts: 1,381 Championing

    It started with the imaginary black hole , then they went on a spending spree and expect us to pay for it . I really think there’s more to all these decisions as he’s destroying the Labour party and I can’t help thinking it’s on purpose

  • Bluebell21
    Bluebell21 Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 11,765 Championing

    I would be very surprised if the WFP is reversed or the two child benefit cap scrapped. I do think they are talking about them as a division.

    The PIP cut proposals are as well as not instead of.

    We should all be concerned about each other as division is what they want.

  • Ross1975
    Ross1975 Online Community Member Posts: 190 Empowering

    Rachel Freeze Reeves loses support over benefit cuts, she is saying that she's now listening to what's going on regarding the WFP.

  • Fuzzy200
    Fuzzy200 Online Community Member Posts: 23 Contributor

    It doesn't sound like she is prepared to do any compromise.

    https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/may/20/liz-kendall-dwp-double-down-labour-disability-benefit-cuts?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

  • Passerby
    Passerby Posts: 441 Trailblazing

    "The government’s own impact assessment showed that the cuts to the personal independence payment (Pip) and the health element of universal credit would result in 3.2m households losing an average of £1,720 a year in benefits."

    And the morally bankrupt Liz Kendall is excited about this.

  • Martinp
    Martinp Online Community Member Posts: 193 Empowering

    just watching I, Robot, in her high vis yellow jacket talking about WFA and 22billion black hole, same old story 🤮

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 6,216 Championing

    Yh ahe can say what she wants let them carry on with it people ready waiting to take them to court all of it already has been proved a scam unions Marching today they are raging at labour mps raging public raging I seen angela rayner saying work is good for people be intreasting to see if her mum is working and skipping through the daisies I'm sure alot of mps want starmer out watch this space

  • secretsquirrel1
    secretsquirrel1 Online Community Member Posts: 1,381 Championing

    But like it’s wrong to buy a council house and deplete council stock all while buying your own council house . Labour hypocrisy.

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 6,216 Championing

    Spot on its true how money changes people so vile that they have to come down on us I've been sending that letter from social scientist to some who voting against cuts I've sent my mp all articles stating these cuts are all cull he doesn't even respond anymore I don't care I've emailed people in house of commons I don't know who they are just Google house of commons hard to know what to believe as read tories going against cuts but from a psychological point of view would make sense who wants to align themselves with the most unliked PM ever everyone of those mps need to seriously think for themselves most mps do anyway hopefully the starmers fans change course God we been through hell haven't we and we are still fighting any articles you see stating cuts won't work send to your mp I just sent 500 staff layer off from job centre shows Liz kendell lying that there's jobs god her face is so spiteful when talking about disabled why do people with money have little wonky teeth can't help but notice hers as her mouth opens so wide and contorted reeves must be working hard on those err um err um notice she can do most a sentence without doing it now well done reevy well done 👏 Get them Out if most labour mps proved themselves and voted against I would vote them again and that's what they need to understand

  • luvpink
    luvpink Online Community Member Posts: 2,136 Championing

    Hi

    I think they made a mistake sending mine so early because originally I was awarded until September this year but they extended it August next year due to backlogs but anyway I am just glad to have sent the form off.

    I requested a paper based or telephone assessment so we will see what eventually happens.

    Good luck with yours.

    Take care.

  • MW123
    MW123 Scope Member Posts: 1,221 Championing

    Liz Kendall is giving an update on benefit reforms Catherine. I am at work and watching it on you tube, you might want to listen to it.

  • secretsquirrel1
    secretsquirrel1 Online Community Member Posts: 1,381 Championing

    Thank you 🙏 and good luck with yours . Fingers crossed paper based for us 🤞🙏

  • jul1aorways
    jul1aorways Online Community Member Posts: 397 Pioneering

    Steve Podcast from Disability Talks with some positive thought provoking ideas on the connection with a possible change to the WFA to possible changes in how the cuts could be considered.

  • secretsquirrel1
    secretsquirrel1 Online Community Member Posts: 1,381 Championing