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I am trying to find hope today for these upcoming changes and I am not getting anywhere. Everyone tell me to just shut off and don't think about it.
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check the history books and you will find your answer
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I will definetely lose my home if this goes ahead and I will be starving on the streets
I know this would happen to so many of us.
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I wonder how Labour will do in the local elections in May?? Not very well I hope.
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No, the WCA stays the same until it is scrapped in 2028
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Yes, but for how long will it remain voluntary? I am worried that all benefits will soon come with mandatory engagement with work coaches attached.
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Someone quoted it a few posts up.
Basically it says for fit and healthy a massive clamp down, but for those on health related benefits the only change would be all assessments are face to face and increased intensity. Nothing about descriptors, eligibility changes.
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Its just so worrying all this being kept in limbo and naturally assuming the worse.
Fear of the unknown is making me feel extremely despondent.
I try to keep myself busy and focus on other things but yesterday and today I have been stuck home alone because the weather has been horrendous, cold rain and wind and these stupid reforms are playing heavily on my mind.
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PasserbyPosts: 145 Empowering2:30PMYes. The DWP's "Connect to Work" program does not require new primary or secondary legislation. The program is being delivered through existing authority of the Secretary of State, which has the legal power to issue grants or fund initiatives under section 2 of the Employment and Training Act 1973."Connect to Work" falls under the DWP's existing responsibilities and operational framework, and thus doesn't need any additional law to be rolled out.Connect to Work is OK, as it's based upon voluntary engagementThe original Pathways to Work was launched in 2008. Then Work Programme. Work Choice and more. Welfare-to-Work ideology since Invalidity Benefit was discontinued continues to this day.
The schemes are voluntary until JCP decides to refer the 'customer' on a mandatory basis. I know because it happened to me and more than once. DWP is a law unto itself.
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They don't know whether to treat us like children - pocket money and knowing better than we do what's good for us - or liars and thieves trying to cheat the system.
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I honestly believe inmates in prison are treated with more respect and dignity than us.
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It's the council elections in May Catherine.
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Yes I believe charles does have to sign it , but i don't think he can not sign . He has to sign it , I might be wrong .
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we will own nothing and be happy . New world order being played out .
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face to face won't work for me I am agoraphobic and cannot look people in the eye , I cannot mix with new people .
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This might help, hope it sort of answers your question!!
✅ Does King Charles III have to sign off on parliamentary legislation?
Yes—but more precisely, this is what's called Royal Assent. It's the final formal step for a bill to become law after it's been approved by both Houses of Parliament (Commons and Lords).
❌ Can he refuse to give Royal Assent?
In theory, yes. But in practice, no. This is one of those areas where constitutional monarchy and democratic tradition meet.
- The last time a monarch refused Royal Assent was in 1708, when Queen Anne vetoed a bill.
- Since then, Royal Assent has been a ceremonial duty. It's given automatically on the advice of ministers.
- If King Charles III were to refuse assent, it would provoke a huge constitutional crisis, as it would go against centuries of democratic precedent.
👑 TL;DR:
- He must give Royal Assent for a bill to become law.
- He can’t realistically refuse it, even if he disagrees with the policy—it would break with modern democratic norms.
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