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

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  • Albus_Alumni
    Albus_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 11,423 Championing

    Not all independent news is reported correctly @Catherine21 I'd say it's best to wait for official announcements. 😊

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  • Socrates63
    Socrates63 Community Member Posts: 69 Empowering

    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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  • JasonRA
    JasonRA Community Member Posts: 315 Championing

    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.

  • jamrumples
    jamrumples Community Member Posts: 123 Contributor

    somebody reason with me because legal jargon goes over my head.

    On a scale of 1 to completely F’d … where are we at?

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  • jw68
    jw68 Community Member Posts: 71 Empowering

    I don't know but surely Starmer can see clearly now The Rayner's gone…..

  • Cherry70
    Cherry70 Community Member Posts: 51 Contributor

    And this is why I keep dreaming of a regenerative cohousing community where disability law will be only part of our daily reality, because nature is abundant and I am sick and tired of living in this system of scarcity mindset and selfish greed. Anyone else?

  • Mary_Scope
    Mary_Scope Posts: 4,613 Scope Online Community Children and Family Specialists

    There is a great book called Living Together by Mim Skinner that you may be interested in @marybelsalis! It's non fiction and it talks about all the different types of alternative communities and ways people can live together and it does focus a lot about disability, it's very interesting and thought provoking.

  • jw68
    jw68 Community Member Posts: 71 Empowering

    I think Catherine was in on the joke,Chris ! 😉…

  • Zipz
    Zipz Community Member Posts: 4,352 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1066769#Comment_1066769

    @marybelsalis I love the idea of disabled people living together in supportive communities. But we're a heterogeneous social group. Some disabled people are not financially dependent on benefits, others live in poverty and squalor. There are so many different levels of disability and care needs. Some of us are surrounded by family. Others are frighteningly alone. Your community ideal strikes me as a laudable Utopia… but I'm open to correction.

  • Cherry70
    Cherry70 Community Member Posts: 51 Contributor

    Our future community is as diverse as we are, with kindness and respectful interaction as the only requirements, and since there are great examples worldwide (from L’Arche to cohousing projects and The Venus Project) proving such models work, I’ll open a new discussion thread for anyone interested in exploring this further.

  • Albus_Alumni
    Albus_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 11,423 Championing

    @Catherine21 would you be able to post the link to this article please? None of us will be able to click on the links contained in the article. Thank you. 😊

  • Albus_Alumni
    Albus_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 11,423 Championing
    edited September 2025

    Not quite @Catherine21 that's for downloading it as a document. Have a little look at the youtube video we sent you previously via DM. That should help. 😊

  • Albus_Alumni
    Albus_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 11,423 Championing

    Not there yet @Catherine21 have a look at the video we sent you. Is this from a website or an email you received?

  • Zipz
    Zipz Community Member Posts: 4,352 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1066860#Comment_1066860

    Please Do.

  • Cherry70
    Cherry70 Community Member Posts: 51 Contributor

    I did - : https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/138401/housing-independent-living-co-designing-our-forever-home-together#latest

  • Wibbles
    Wibbles Community Member Posts: 3,497 Championing

    It would be David Lammy !

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