McFadden refuses to rule-out PIP cuts or rule-in WCA abolition

ashmere
ashmere Online Community Member Posts: 56 Empowering
edited November 24 in Current affairs

From the Benefits and Work site

https://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/mcfadden-refuses-to-rule-out-pip-cuts-or-rule-in-wca-abolition

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  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Posts: 7,193 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Thanks for sharing @ashmere. Still so much that we're waiting to find out about but hopefully they'll be more forthcoming with some details over the next few months.

  • Nightcity
    Nightcity Online Community Member Posts: 367 Empowering

    interesting thanks.

    The bit I'm most concerned about is the unemployment insurance part. If it includes all the vulnerable people shunted onto NS ESA recently when being forced onto UC and previously not even knowing they had a CB element,it will be very dangerous and even if they are excluded it's an awful idea. I hope existing claimants would move without a time limitation etc.

    I can't speak for others but I'm absolutely sick of being moved again and again from one thing to another.

    hopefully the bottom part of the article happens, a massive reshuffle would be a great start to these nasty ideas all sinking.

  • Ironside1990
    Ironside1990 Online Community Member Posts: 375 Pioneering

    It seems like the end goal is to save money. Doesn't make sense as the OBR report has been released and it says welfare spending is stable. It's not through the roof at all. It's just an excuse to inflict cruelty to vulnerable people.

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 7,770 Championing

    Those getting both UC and NS ESA would be okay, as if the ESA ended they'd be on the same amount of money getting it all from UC instead.

  • Nightcity
    Nightcity Online Community Member Posts: 367 Empowering

    fully agree @Ironside1990

    Thanks @Kimi87 That's genuinely helpful and appreciated, I feel better now as I'm sure others will.

  • Zipz
    Zipz Online Community Member Posts: 4,014 Championing
    edited November 24
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1085530#Comment_1085530

    Don't forget those of us who, for one reason or another, are not eligible for UC.

    I think the key words in this report are "Mired in uncertainty".

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 7,770 Championing

    I'm well aware of those people, I was however responding to someone on both UC & NS ESA concerned about the change.

    I maintain my previous view that those ineligible for UC have capital or a working partner to draw on, willingly or unwillingly.

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