Disabled and sick forced to work.

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  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Posts: 8,927 Online Community Team
    I know emotions can run high during discussions on these kinds of topics, so just a little reminder not directed specifically at any particular member or post, but the direction of the discussion itself:

    While it's fine to have differences in opinion and constructive discussion about those differences, please try not to make more specific personal comments about other members where possible. Civil, safe and supportive, as always :)
  • mikes1992
    mikes1992 Community Member Posts: 1 Listener
    I'm tempted to just walk away from civilization like in the film "into the wild". Our society has been enslaved by the idea of money. We're destroying the planet and we can't do anything because we can't afford to change and nobody will actually do anything without monetary incentives. I think it's time people realise that money is just an idea, the more important things in this world are things like human welfare and preserving the habitability of the planet. 

    To make change happen you've got to walk away from the people who keep asking how much they're going to get paid.

    I'm autistic and I've been working for 10 years in Asda while being viewed as a parasite on the profit margins of people who just see their staff as expenditure figures. 
  • JasonRA
    JasonRA Community Member Posts: 302 Championing

    This growing animosity towards people are disabled mentally or physically is why I'm completely against euthanasia.

    A society which treats it's vulnerable, elderly and disabled like garbage should not ever be allowed anywhere near a position to implement "assisted dying" because it will abused and people like us will be "encouraged" because we're becoming to be seen as a financial burden because that's what it's all about the money, Canada is a prime example.

    Of course the those with terminal illness should have the right to peacefully sleep but I'm very worried about the slippery slope situation.

  • Bostankhan22
    Bostankhan22 Community Member Posts: 100 Connected

    Hi can someone help and tell me if your on pip and esa income related but in the support group, will I need to change over to uc with this migration going on soon. Will it affect people like myself too whether it's now or in September. I'm getting anxious and worried j Don't understand or have a clue who will be affected and when. Please advise

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community Member Posts: 64,375 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/868191#Comment_868191

    Yes you will eventually be migrated across to UC as all Income Related benefits are ending. PIP is not part of UC and will continue as normal.

  • Bostankhan22
    Bostankhan22 Community Member Posts: 100 Connected

    Even if I don't get tax credits my esa is that I am in the support group. I don't get any form of tax credits. I wasn't sure if I was to move over to uc.

  • Bostankhan22
    Bostankhan22 Community Member Posts: 100 Connected

    I remembered now you kindly answered me way back stating it wasn't going to affect myself as I don't claim tax credits so I shouldn't worry maybe til 2028.

  • Bostankhan22
    Bostankhan22 Community Member Posts: 100 Connected

    I agree as it will be difficult to get disabled people in work. It's already for people to find work let alone get disabled jobs I think they are not really thinking about the impact it will have on our mental healths

  • Aella
    Aella Community Member Posts: 75 Contributor
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/756916#Comment_756916

    There was that thing in Japan, where totally immobile paralysed people in hospital beds in Japan were given jobs as waitresses, remote controlling robots with their eyes. I wouldn't be surprised if the UK government forces something like this on us.

  • Kizzie58
    Kizzie58 Community Member Posts: 86 Contributor

    So many of the things the media tell us turn out not to be true or just twisted

    Their job is to push fear. I haven't read a paper since the 80s and not watched live TV since the 90s and if im every out and about and there is a TV on I get so overwhelmed by the "breaking news" banners, flashing look at me attention lights everything is doom and gloom, I can see how people just get so depressed. if I could give people one bit of advice it would be to never watch any live TV. watch a film or a comedy etc but certainly not agenda pushing soaps they turn your thinking brain to mushy peas 😱😂

  • Bostankhan22
    Bostankhan22 Community Member Posts: 100 Connected

    Hello does anyone when the new pip reforms happen. Will it be after the election. And how soon do the cash payments turn into vouchers. Also does anyone know if carers allowance will stop. I get pip enhanced and my daughter cares for me and gets the carers allowance so if pip stops so does carers where does that justify. Any updates please advise.

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community Member Posts: 64,375 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/883124#Comment_883124

    They are just proposals at the moment and with a very high chance of a new Government this week they may never happen.

  • egister
    egister Posts: 1,102 Pioneering

    Moral panic ewerywhere

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