Government plans sickness

Cplife
Cplife Online Community Member Posts: 58 Contributor
in Benefits and income
Hi could someone put my at rest please the governments plans to get disabled people off the sick what does this mean for me I have cerebral palsy osteoarthritis and was diagnosed with ADHD last year I also suffer with anxiety I feel this would really upset me because I struggle every day with pain and tiredness and anxiety I don’t take anything for my ADHD because of other medical issues 
im 53 and ageing with cerebral palsy is proving to be difficult and tiring thanks 

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  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 9,653 Scope Online Community Coordinator
    Hey there @Cplife, I understand your concerns here, but currently there's nothing set in stone yet.  It's currently just an idea, so please try not to worry too much. Easier said than done I know. 
  • Cplife
    Cplife Online Community Member Posts: 58 Contributor
    @Albus_Scope  
    Thank you was watching I think it’s Jeremy hunt talking about it on tv. The government haven’t got a clue I’ve lost count of the amount of times medicals to prove I’m disabled they are very degrading the last one they took my mobility off me I appealed and got it restated again but all this stuff doesn’t sit well with my ADHD brain thanks for the reply 😊
  • Becky93
    Becky93 Online Community Member Posts: 69 Empowering
    All changes of this type will take so long to implement that the current government will be long out of power before they happen, so I really wouldn't worry about it. These types of changes are very much cross that bridge when it gets to it, because they often never do.
  • Becky93
    Becky93 Online Community Member Posts: 69 Empowering
    edited November 2023
    ITV seem to think the government won't do this and benefits will go up 6.7%.

    https://www.itv.com/news/2023-11-20/pm-likely-to-uprate-benefits-and-keep-pension-triple-lock-itv-news-understands

    It was probably just the usual float out ideas, see what the reaction is, then backtrack when they saw the reaction was bad.
  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Posts: 5,610 Scope Online Community Coordinator
    There's a lot of different possibilities being talked about, but we'll hopefully know a bit more about it all on Wednesday when they release the Autumn Statement.

    I know it's difficult, but if the news is really distressing you, maybe you could try to take a bit of time away from reading or watching things discussing the changes. Not easy when it feels like it's all over the internet and TV, but perhaps worth a try :)
  • Cplife
    Cplife Online Community Member Posts: 58 Contributor
    thanks everyone for your reply it means a lot to get support when things are getting to you 😊

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