The Universal Credit Bill becomes law. Here are the changes to disability benefits you need to know
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Totally hear the frustration, but just to say I am holding fire until the full White Paper is published. What is being pushed now is still based on the £5 billion plan from earlier this year, and the harshest parts were already softened after pushback from MPs, charities and the public. Existing claimants remain protected under those amendments.
Starmer’s reset might look like a power grab, but it does not mean he has everyone under his thumb. The bill has not passed in full, scrutiny continues, and charities are already preparing responses.
We will have the opportunity to push back, just as we did before. Not all MPs are under his thumb; I have no doubt some are already quietly sharpening their amendments.
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Thankyou for the clarity
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Could you please quote what I've said in this regard, as I can't remember it?
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Hi Danny.
Yep, I'm still in the same dinghy boat as you.
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I'm still waiting migrstion letter
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Just to make aware do not read if feeling anxious
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@Catherine21 I'd just like to mention that Stephen Timms was at the roundtable for co production with disabled people on Wednesday, which was also attended by Scope, so I can confirm he is turning up to appointments featuring disabled peoples benefits.
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Oh OK why would john pring say he wasn't so that's really really good to hear thankyou
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Not all independent news is reported correctly @Catherine21 I'd say it's best to wait for official announcements. 😊
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Don't hold much faith in this lot I can't stop worrying about not getting migration letter its always something
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I've gone through reading the whole thread and there's nowhere I've said anything about bank checks and anything that's related to it. It must have been someone else.
No, they don't check claimants' bank accounts every 28 days, as they don't have access to claimants' bank accounts.
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I do apologise passerby, I must have got you mixed up with another post on here. Don't know how I did that.
But did read your last post where you said it wasn't you, but regarding bank checks, I can only repeat what the telephone appointment person said to me on 2 separate occasions, which was they asked for my bank details in all bank accounts and any monies going over their limit means the forfeit of money being reduced and /or stopped altogether! so if they don't have access like you say, what's the point in asking me for it? I'm very confused by it all. Anyways, sincere apologies passerby and look through my previous posts and see if I can see what I was trying to get at. Yours sincerely
Socrates.
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I believe they see it on the four months bank statements you submitted to them. I'm sure they don't have access to claimants' bank accounts and how much money these have got on their bank accounts to date. So far, only when a serious benefit fraud is involved and the claimant is sued in courts can they request banks to disclose certain financial information of the claimant's accounts.
I think it was Danny who mentioned bank accounts checks and stuff.
No need to apologise for this, by the way.
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Where's my comment to Socrates63, which I've just posted?
I don't have time to waste typing comments that don't get posted!
I didn't use any bad language or anything that can be prone to be censured!
Any explanation?
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So Telegraph (I really don't look for their articles, a terrible paper) were running with Pat McFadden replacing Liz Kendall with plans for another benefits clampdown. I mean I thought all of this was done with.
Expect more Labour infighting, more rebellions and that was maybe why MP's like Maskell lost the whip so they will start again sans rebels.
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Liz Kendall had to go. Her plans to tighten disability payments sparked too much backlash. Too many MPs pushed back, and the mood in Parliament shifted. Rather than escalate the fight, Labour quietly moved her to a different role, and in came Pat McFadden as the new Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
But this was not just a straight swap. The job itself has been split. McFadden now leads the DWP, while, and here is the twist, Baroness Jacqui Smith has been quietly brought in from the House of Lords to take charge of skills and training. Her new role stretches across both the DWP and the Department for Education. It is not a typical setup, and it has not had much public attention, but it is clearly strategic.
In my view, this feels like a tactical move. By linking training to benefits, the government can repackage reform as “support” rather than cuts. Smith is seen as an experienced, steady pair of hands, and both she and McFadden have reputations for getting things done. It is the sort of arrangement where the changes happen but the headlines do not.
And you are right about the rebels. Rachael Maskell lost the Labour whip for standing up to the last round of disability cuts. If Labour is clearing the decks, it is not just about enforcing discipline. It is about removing internal resistance before the next push.
It is not a brand new clampdown. It is the same cuts, restructured and rebranded, with a quieter rollout and fewer rebels in the way. For anyone checking the details, Baroness Smith’s appointment is listed in the official ministerial reshuffle announcement on
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I emailed racheal maskell after she lost the whip now bearing in mind I'd previously emailed her 4 times before and she always replied but she never replied after she lost the whip
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They left a gap between uc and pip they have it all planned out i dont think there will be as much pushbacks this time hes put fear into most mps
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Ps also the people on panel for pip cuts had to sign gagging clause so no information gets leaked
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