About the PM's (Sunak's) speech: Stop demonising us

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  • Andi66
    Andi66 Online Community Member Posts: 905 Championing

    I don't know why they brought in UC , benefits were ok as they are. They make things so difficult and treats us harshly and like criminals. Having mental health problems and physical health issues are hard enough to deal with, without all this worry and being tarnished by the tories and media as scroungers.

  • apples
    apples Online Community Member Posts: 498 Empowering

    spot on @Andi66

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 5,266 Championing

    I agree I never had problems with esa om absolutely dreading it

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 5,266 Championing

    I agree apples been non stop since autumn budget now awaiting our faith again pls halt UC and be kind

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 5,266 Championing

    Ah intreastihg are 200 people taking go court over lack of spd

  • Amaya_Ringo
    Amaya_Ringo Online Community Member Posts: 299 Pioneering

    Whoever is making decisions for us, we just need to find ways of ensuring they are taking our feelings and experiences into consideration. The consultation is one possibility, emailing new MPs is another if you are lucky enough to have one (I'm not, mine probably has already had enough of my emails about the DWP, LOL, although he did help me with my PIP claim back in 2017 so he's not all bad). And just supporting organisations like SCOPE because for some reason govts like talking to charities and organisations, not individuals.

  • Andi66
    Andi66 Online Community Member Posts: 905 Championing

    Honestly I feel sick to my stomach about moving over to UC from esa, I had to go to a tribunal to get my esa. Why are they rushing it, when it was planned for a few years from now. By the sound of it they are making you worse off to push you into work, even though you may not be physically or mentally capable of doing it. I am struggling physically and my mental health worse with all this worry. I'm 57 so will find it hard to find work with my disability a d my age is against me

  • Andi66
    Andi66 Online Community Member Posts: 905 Championing

    Hi Summerlove Thank you, do I ring the DEA when I get the letter

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 5,266 Championing

    I'm dreading it

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 5,266 Championing

    Whats dea

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 5,266 Championing

    Oh OK thats good to know thankyou

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 5,266 Championing

    Summer love can I ask of your on uc of you don't mind me asking how much has your uc eroded too

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 5,266 Championing

    Oh man I'm preying labour halts it but I doubt it

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 5,266 Championing

    I'm sorry for you the thought let alone going through it pure dread didn't relize how good had it on esa I don't think labour will do any changes and if they did would take years wouldn't it did you go on uc early bec

  • Andi66
    Andi66 Online Community Member Posts: 905 Championing

    SUMMERLOVE, I know you get 3 months so when I get the letter to migrate ,can I go or do I write to the jobcentre to as the Dea for help

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 5,266 Championing

    Oh that sounds a awful time I just can't get my head around the numbers I just don't understand no matter how anyone explains i just feel such dread watching kier starmer talking still no mention of disabled feel dread like we don't exist so draining trying keep grounded how does everyone feel how do they cope

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 5,266 Championing

    Seen some statements from liz kendell says going hard on welfare from young to woman over 50 with bad hips knees ect just blooming say putting abstracts out all the time

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 5,266 Championing

    Thankyou summer love

  • Andi66
    Andi66 Online Community Member Posts: 905 Championing

    Thank you I will.do

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing

    For those migrating from ESA their UC will only include the LCWRA element if they are in the Support Group for ESA. @Andi66 is not currently in the Support Group, they are in the WRAG. (based on information from another thread) their claim started after April 2017, which means if they are still in the WRAG when they migrated across their UC will include LCW but with no extra money for this element due to the date their ESA claim started.