Get your MP to act against cuts

I totally agree with you, @Catherine21.So many disabled people out there aren’t on forums like this - they’re isolated, overwhelmed, and have almost given up hope. That’s exactly why we’ve got to keep standing up -not just for ourselves, but for everyone who’s been pushed to the sidelines and made to feel like they don’t have a voice.

Let’s keep the momentum going to stand up against these benefit cuts….We’re doing well!

Best wishes ✌️

@Catherine21
I hear your frustration, and I really feel it too -but please don’t lose hope. The very reason this government is trying to silence and sideline us is because they know how powerful our voices are. That’s exactly why we must keep speaking up.

I’ve stopped trusting any narrative that says there’s no hope- because that’s exactly what they want us to believe. We do have power, and now more than ever, we need to use it to stand up for our rights and push back against these cruel benefit cuts by the end of June .

Our voices matter

In solidarity ✊

Great effort, @Catherine21 -truly inspiring!

Let’s keep pushing back against these harmful benefit cuts from every angle we can.

I’ve just sent another detailed personal email(to his parliament email)to my labour MP, sharing how these proposals would personally affect me, my family, and our children - including some stark figures I’ve been working on over the past month.

Catherine, you’re doing an incredible job amplifying our voices on both a national and international stage. Your dedication means so much. Please keep going -we’re with you!

In solidarity, always ✊

WARNING! ⚠️ ⚠️⚠️⚠️

PLEASE READ AND SHARE! 👇👇👇👇

I've been sent this notification from Disabled People Against Cuts on X, which I've copied and pasted here.

If you are not on X I've included all the details. If you are on X I've included the link below if you are interested in reposting and commenting. 👍

The vile & toxic DWP are sending out a horrific survey asking disabled people how they spend their PIP money

DWP have no legal right to ask & you have no legal obligation to fill it in
if you send a letter of opposition tell them what you think of their vile cuts

https://x.com/Dis_PPL_Protest/status/1913518543615807498?t=iKFhpcHa8ba-Kz5VVSqFHg&s=19

Thank you for the alert, @jul1aorways. I’ve also seen this important information shared by other members across several threads — really appreciate all the awareness you’re raising to keep our community informed.It’s also deeply unsettling to know that many disabled people outside our forum have already responded to these surveys, often without realising the implications. Even some of my colleagues have…..It is frightening to feel like we can’t trust our own government at times -especially when it feels like these proposals are designed to create fear and uncertainty among the disabled community .But despite all that, we continue to rise above it. There is real strength in our collective voice, and it’s that unity that can -and will -stop harmful proposals in their tracks. Thank you again for standing strong and sharing this with us.

In solidarity ✊

Dear Scope Members,

I’d be grateful for your support in helping this important new petition gain momentum:

Withdraw the Scrapping of the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) in the Green Paper

The Government must immediately withdraw the Pathways to Work: pReforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper and conduct a full and meaningful inclusive consultation with disabled people at all stages of any proposal, in accordance with the Gunning Principles.

The Green Paper proposes scrapping WCA and replacing PIP as a single health assessment using a stricter 4-point daily living test, without meaningful consultation with disabled people-either during development or now. No clear way exists for them to share views.It’s not an inclusive approach.This breaches the Gunning Principles of consultation . The aim of the proposal seems cost-cutting, not real reform. These changes would have devastating impacts on disabled people, their families, &children.

Sign the petition

Please consider signing and sharing to protect vital support for disabled people.

Thank you so much for your solidarity and support✊

You are welcome @noonebelieves 😊 I'm glad that other members are sharing this urgent warning ⚠️ to the community. It's very good to see. The more of us that share it, the more members we will reach. Honestly, the lengths the government will go to manipulate us to get us to give them information that they can twist, then use against us!! 😡

Another warning too. ⚠️ A survey for Carer's UK that I filled in after finding out about it on the Benefits and Works website was also asking for evidence of what you spend your PIP on and, at the end of the survey, asked permission to allow MPs to use the contents of the survey, anonymously. I found out from the Canary that the government are using these surveys too for their own ends. 😤

I am going to bring more attention to our community about this issue. Carers UK can't be the only DPO unwittingly doing this. 😒

Thank you for the links to Campaign For Disability Justice and for two petitions. I have signed up for the first one and signed the two petitions.

You really are to be commended for all the tireless campaigning and endless encouragement you show to me and all the Scope Community members!! 👏🏆🏅

This is all done whilst coping with your own severe disablities. You are an extraordinary example to us all! 😃💪

I do hope that you've seen the article that I've shared on here about the encouraging developments in government over the cuts. 🤗 If not, I've shared the link here.

It really does show us that the contribution that the community is making to campaign is really gathering momentum! 👌😊

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/apr/20/the-whole-policy-is-wrong-rebellion-among-labour-mps-grows-over-5bn-benefits-cut?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other