Green Paper Related Discussions

The site didn't register some edits to a post I made the other day, either, but maybe it's just because the thread is so long.

I agree with reversing the WFA cut (at least, if they can't ensure everyone who needs it gets it without everyone getting it, everyone should get it to ensure nobody misses out) and the 2 child benefit cap. But it makes me absolutely furious that they are only doing this now to try and stop people sticking up for us, in order to make disabled people suffer.

In the last two months, now my work position is permanent, I am now a tax payer. A disabled tax payer. And I would much rather my tax was going to support disabled people than going on Government expenses.

What doesn't help is the long, drawn out, drama of it all. The I paper had a whole article about this and DID bother to insert that PIP is not to do with work, which is more than the government seem able to do. Not that I think that people on ESA/UC should be thrown to the wolves, I just feel like these are two SEPARATE issues which should be looked at individually.

Do things need changing in PIP? Yes, but not in the way the government think. More people being accurately awarded without needing appeal, better criteria which incorporate more range of disabilities/disability needs (ie, fatigue is not mentioned on current PIP, nor is executive function, nor is the ability to leave your house on any given day).

The PIP criteria discussion is mentioned in the green paper as something they intend to look at after the green paper proposals are passed. But I am a cynic. I would expect the changes to make getting 4 points harder, since they're fixed on saving money.

So much for the burden being on the broadest shoulders.

apparently the government are going to give us more time to prepare for homelessness and destitution according to The Times front page

i'm not subscribed to the times so i can't read the article hence the screenshot.

I was watching the news this morning and paper reviews and it said as a concession to the bank bench rebellion they are going to put it back apparently. They want to give us more time to prepare for the changes.

So they know it might cause homelessness and all they will do is give us more time! More time for what get some cardboard boxes together, makes me angry

rather than giving us more time what they need to do is have a complete reset and a cabinet change with Starming getting shut of his right hand man and advisor McSweeney (who apparently dictates policy) ….

u turn on the winter fuel allowance ✅

scrapping the 2 child benefit cap ✅

u turn on the benefits cap ✅

If Labour did the above they'd adhere themselves to the diehard Labour loyalist which they're losing at a great rate of knots, couple that with other policies farmers, fishing, immigration ect which need rethinking ….

There's a lot of talk of taxing the wealthy even more than they do already but that is not the way to go as they are the backbone of industry and will just leave this country (which they are at the rate of a millionaire an hour) ….

everyone should be responsible in getting this country out of the hole it finds it's self in so in my eyes the simple solution is to increase VAT by a couple of % …..

stop the boats (use our navy) , stop the hotel accommodation for them (£145 per person per day - tents will do ), stop gifting money to France who do sod all but wave them off !

and while we're at it stop the aid to the Ukraine (£18 billion and counting)

this country is in a mess and charity needs to start at home !

says 170 rebels now