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Im so worried about losing my benefits

megslou

hi all, I hope you are all well.

I am so terrified lately. I have agoraphobia, emetophobia, ocd, pmos and a ton of other things that affect my day to day life.

im so worried about all this review stuff going on, especially with the Timms review and such. I keep getting so many articles coming up that they are removing it for people under 25, and I am 22. They are also talking loads about anxiety, neurodivergence disorders and depression. My agoraphobia is very severe, I am housebound and I can’t go outside, I literally had to fight with my work coach just to give me video calls and phone calls.

I suppose I just need some reassurance (terrible idea for someone with ocd, I know) but I am seriously worried about this and its making me struggle. I am in debt from trying to pay for food, for medication and for daily stuff and I am not going to be able to pay it off if my money is revoked. Could anyone help?

Thank you

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Kimi87

There are currently no confirmed changes for people under 25. The time to worry is when things are confirmed. Most articles scaremonger and most proposals never make it into legislation or policy.

Stop reading the articles and take technical steps to stop them being recommended to you.

Have you had any advice & support around your debts? A local advice agency such as Citizens Advice can help.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/budget-2026-breathing-space-for-today-hope-for-the-future

Mary_Scope

Hi @megslou and a warm welcome to the community from me!

Like Kimi mentioned, nothing has been confirmed for under 25s right now. So much of what gets posted online is just clickbait designed to get views which unfortunately causes a lot of unnecessary panic and anxiety.

Did you know you can actually mute specific keywords on most social media platforms? That way the algorithm stops showing you these types of posts😊