The Universal Credit Bill becomes law. Here are the changes to disability benefits you need to know

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  • [Deleted User]
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  • AppleJacks
    AppleJacks Posts: 89 Empowering
  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Online Community Member Posts: 3,372 Championing

    I don't see - how legally - the PM is able to deselect MP's - surely they've been voted in by their constituents - so, surely - it is up to these constituents whether they get the boot ?

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Online Community Member Posts: 9,625 Championing

    Sorry if on wrong page but little things everyday we still have to fight back

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    Might be pages missing but yh sign open letter

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Online Community Member Posts: 9,625 Championing

    Me too I was awful state last week I'd call it my rage week the week that could case all manner of trouble for myself I had to fight not to email them really I would have got arrested seeing can't say anything without be silenced by law he's suspended 4 mps for sticking up for disabled racheal maskell god I hope corbyn gets a big group of all good labour mps what's starmer going to do suspend all 39 on the list pls do and I'd hope corbyn them greens lib dems could they all join together

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Online Community Member Posts: 9,625 Championing

    Apparently he removed the clause that mps work for the people it's know they work for the party carry on he is breaking every rule human rights discrimination it's out there in public I hope they get pulled up by many charities claimants in court because the money bill doesn't stopped judicial cases

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Online Community Member Posts: 9,625 Championing

    Not for me to tell people what to do would be lovely to email and let the suspended emails how grateful we are and how we have thier backs

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  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Online Community Member Posts: 9,625 Championing

    Its just so concerning the rate starmer is going at to clamp down on us bank checks having to register in January if in relationship some people may be and live separately it's he rums number 10 like court room he silences anyone who disagrees with him make laws people get arrested for protesting just so many things suspended mps to make example you go against me this is what happens racheal maskell was clearly upset in an interview but he didn't take her voice she still championed us he's very sinister pls he cannot last four years by then he would even change the name of the country apparently I he's changes certain clause that mps have to serve the government pls tell me any court cases regarding discrimination human rights anything

  • Andi66
    Andi66 Online Community Member Posts: 1,380 Championing

    I'm on ir esa , I was on CB esa for a year because I used to be a carer and on carers allowance. After that I was moved on iresa. I then was working 10 hours a week and on permitted work for 5 years, also get Pip. Had to give my job up in 2023 , due to ill health getting worse. So how does CB esa work ? Do you get it if you work full time. Would I be entitled to it when I move to UC , as I worked for 5 years

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  • Ross1975
    Ross1975 Online Community Member Posts: 895 Championing

    Hopefully people will start leaving Labour to join Corbyn's party when he get's it up and running.

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 8,594 Championing

    @Andi66

    For brand new ESA CB claims you wouldn't qualify now, as you need sufficient NI Contributions via working in the last few years.

    I'm guessing your CB ESA was originally Work Related Activity Group as you said it changed after a year to IR ESA?

    Have you since been moved to the ESA Support Group and currently get SG?

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  • JasonRA
    JasonRA Online Community Member Posts: 311 Championing

    Something has gone completely wrong in this country and Reform's answer will be to destroy the NHS and cut welfare to the bone which is going to cause civil unrest, massive homelessness, more crime, more devastation, more hatred towards immigrants and more hatred towards the backing of the Ukrainians vs the Russians.

    When the pockets are empty, when the purse strings are tighter people will look for groups of people to blame, cowards usually blame the easiest targets when it massive government mismanagement over at least 15 years has led us to the position, oh I can remember the 2008 great recession also.

  • Danny123
    Danny123 Online Community Member Posts: 223 Empowering

    I find it amazing that I worked two years prior to being awarded incapacity benefit in 2009 and when they moved people over to ESA in 2013 I was placed in cbesa support group ( even though it was a mistake because they should of placed me in cbesa with IR top up ) although they rectified that with a back payment...…

    But even now I'm still on cbesa just because of working 2 years prior to my claim

    ( actually i think it changed to new style ESA because in 2022 I voullentatrlly moved to UC , where I was automatically put in the lcwra group because of my support group status ) But my cbesa stayed separate although I think cbesa changes to new style when you go over to UC

    But never the less new style ESA is still cbesa in another name .... And all these years later just because I worked two years before my claim started and there's been no break in it , I still qualify for cbesa / New style ESA ..... I find that rule strange , you would think they would reassess it after so many years of not working , not that I'm complaining , as you get your no credits towards your pension payed for

  • Dordymychavvy12
    Dordymychavvy12 Online Community Member Posts: 7 Listener

    To be honest with you all I think the whole situation is absolutely disgusting, the government should have been aiming at the rich companies bragging about their profits and the MPs having a pay rise and don't give a damn on the disabled people. They should be ashamed of themselves, it doesn't matter what part of the elements of the benefits they simply shouldn't point into our direction. Nobody wants or asked for

  • Dordymychavvy12
    Dordymychavvy12 Online Community Member Posts: 7 Listener

    I used to be so active and worked all of my life and now I'm 55 years old and can't even cut my own food up let alone cook it, then you people from the housing association so what is wrong with you then and expect you to do exactly what they want but not one thought about how that makes people feel. Let alone being in constant pain and don't sleep at night, my husband is now my full time carer and our daughter is my young carer thanks to her school because they don't have a clue what safeguarding children means and put it in place so we pulled her out of school and we are homeschooling her now. But getting back to this I've found since being disabled people look and treat you differently than before and trying to get a mobility scooter on a bus is a nightmare because the driver doesn't seem to want to help you and other passengers stare, huff and puff until I get in the space provided.

  • YogiBear
    YogiBear Online Community Member Posts: 414 Pioneering

    Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) has a time limit, specifically for those in the Work-Related Activity Group. For those receiving "New Style" or contribution-based ESA, the time limit is generally 365 days. There is no time limit for those in the Support Group or receiving income-related ESA. 

  • Danny123
    Danny123 Online Community Member Posts: 223 Empowering

    So .....

    those on ESA that are in the wrag .… ( either cbesa or new style ESA ) Are limited to normally 365 .... And ir ESA in the wrag has no end date

    And for people on ESA that are in the support group CBESA , new style ESA , IR ESA ) there is no time limit ....

    I get CBESA or New style ESA support group every two weeks , and lcwra at the end of the month .... Been like that for 3 years now

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Online Community Member Posts: 9,625 Championing

    Seen a clip about lib dems wouldn't let public into a meeting telling them to get out seems thier all the same