Scope's reply to the governments planned concessions to the green paper.
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I really think when they say ''most serious conditions'' they mean being at deaths door. I believe many many of us that have the most awful conditions will fall through the cracks, the numbers eligible will take a massive nose dive, that is how the Gov will take the money back they so desperately wanted to save.
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Shame on Vicky Foxcroft! She resigned from the whip because she felt that she couldn't be in a position to force MPs to support the reforms. And she's voted aye on the 2nd reading! People on twitter are calling her a sellout!
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Hi Catherine, My 3 local MP's all voted for the bill to pass 😡My three are split into sections of the city, I emailed all three of them. The first emails I sent I made the mistake of putting my post code in and was swiftly berated lol and told that I could only converse with the one MP who represents my area. So I emailed all three again, this time leaving out my postcode etc, guess what lol 😆 they must have crossed checked because this time the other two didn't even reply, such A holes they all are 🤬I am going email all three again, short, swift and stinging emails this time, I don't care if they are not my ''named MP'' they all reside alongside me in the same city.
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Hi MW, I am so sorry you are battling such a serious illness 🤗 I do hope your MP is better than mine, gosh, mine is so young and arrogant, if she was my Daughter she would not get away with that attitude. I am pleased your MP has promised to follow up on your questions, lets see if you get the response we all hope for, especially as it pertains to you and your situation. They all live in this bubble where they do nothing to help the people they are meant to serve. They have been elected as MP's yet also know nothing about the very nature of the things they are voting on. We live in very scary times and our future looks even more scarier, what will become of the disabled and ill folk, at this moment in time, very few seem to care at all, we are seen as a costly burden. I really believe the numbers entitled to any form of disability benefit will nosedive when changes to the assessment criteria are made, they will want that money back to fill that ''black hole'' we are all so sick of hearing about.
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Good morning.
I took a little time out and I haven't watched any news for two days it was all getting too much and I have personal issues to deal with.
Can someone please kindly let me know what is happening regarding welfare reform.
Many thanks. X
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Just scrolling through the forum and there are so many new random threads regarding the benefit reforms
Honestly its so hard to keep up when members don't post here.
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I agree luvpink. if I miss a day or two its really hard to follow what is happening. Maybe Scope could pin just a brief outline, bullet points of what's happening up to now but make it a post that cannot be replied to ? I don't know if they can or would do that but it might help.
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This is what we are all up against, misinformation or deliberate fake info. Not sure what the answer is to this.
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News and newspapers are merely opinions of a group of billionaires desperate to influence public opinion and make more money don't read it unless it comes from the top
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I would say most people who are in the ESA / lcwra group are not there because of substantial risk..... I also have just read that people on cbesa / LCWRA but no pip should not expect there circumstances to change until 2028 / 2029 when the WCA gets scrapped and pip takes over.... It stated that this won't start happening till earliest April 2028 and that will be a phased process and it will be new claims first , so existing claiments nearly certainly won't hear anything about the new pip assessment till earliest back end of 2029 ..... No way I'm worrying like I have been for that long , time to take a break and just concentrate on our next wca
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Hi all. There's a lot of questions about where we now stand following the U-turn this week. Just wanted to advise that Scope is working to provide some detail around where we now stand etc. Hopefully we'll be able to share something with you soon.
Best wishes,
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Hi @secretsquirrel1 - this has been added about 'severe conditions' in the Amendment Paper (UC & PIP Bill) today,
'applies to the claimant as a result of a fluctuating condition such as Parkinson's or multiple sclerosis' This can be seen on p8 :
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/59-01/0267/amend/universal_rm_cwh_0703.pdf
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Dear Holly, and others whose name I cannot remember - damaged memory
Thank you so much for
- listening to my and others concerns re the UC PIP Bill,
- working with DRUK, Disability Alliance and other disabled peoples' organisations
- - for taking on my suggestions, to keep keeping on writing to MPs, and the media, and for organising a mass lobby of Parliament - for growing, developing more self compassion, and compassion for others, and in many other ways.
- - a just cause struggle for equality allows us all to go beyond our limits, neurotic and otherwise, to be moved in more senses than one, to overcome fears, and find n3ew strengths and joys in adversity
- - for seeing and practicing all demons are diamonds,
- - and for so much more courage persistence and patience and love, solidarity,
- - for us all to see how we've developed through this struggle against cruel discrimination, brutal inhuman prejudices
- - for not ever giving up, we've won things, need to win back all our benefits and more help from govt if we want to work on our terms
- - its not over; we SHALL overcome.
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if anyone has the energy, email your MP and ask them to vote against the bill next Wednesday.
We can’t have the “severely disabled” clause to be able to get full health element on UC.
Even if it doesn’t affect you.
Also, we need guarantees that Disability groups will be listened to
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Christ do we have to have the same massive screenshot(s) over and over again! 😕
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