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A whole year of this roller coaster remember everyone saying don't worry tories won't get in labour will it will all be OK oh god got 3 month wait and I'm not holding my breath oh yh they want to change it alright
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They make it sound good on paper but reality is harsh barbarians at DWP it's the unknown and also I don't want to hear it as it makes it real then I think we have all lost hope cruel to drag out as I'm convinced they know exactly what's happening all preplanned I hope charities call them out
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I agree and it's strange that the non disabled able bodied non sick economically inactive aren't getting a mention in the press again we are just being made scapegoats.
I hope that untrained job centre work coaches are not involved in bullying the disabled into jobs like they did to my husband leading to a futile lengthy tribunal that found him LCWRA.
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Ah that's great to hear I'm so clueless about it all thanks
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So stressful for you I'm going on to UC dreading but what can I do million of us I have emailed Stephen timms 3 times I get passionate and say everything I'm feeling thinking not the best at grammar I'm glad your husband got lwcra in the end as my dad says worrying won't add an extra year to your life day by day x
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I think we just need to focus on looking after ourselves and not worry too much no matter how hard that seems. I just can't bear reading the heart wrenching posts of people thinking they will be out on the streets. I'm thinking hard about my response if any to our upbeat Labour MP.
I fail to think it will make any difference.
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This is true yes last year when sunak said sick note Britain I went down took me so much strenght to get back up the fear was terrifying but I'm still here I was on the streets bags packed in my head so day by day this group amazing
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Good for you listen to the group that's what we are here for and have each others back. I cannot express the distain I have for the press for the extreme fear they are causing.
It's terrifying for all of us but as it's been said we have so much support.
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Honestly all through covid and other bad times I never engaged with news politics totally clueless started watching news last year and bam my daughter was so worried that I'd do something so it is literally the media feeding all of my MH issues and millions of us break free engage in thing we like instead of letting thier cruel manipulation techniques and have hope knowing as you said there's good people charities fighting our corner and we are warriors to live a life pain mental anguish day in day out let's dig deep and bring that strength back up x
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It's hard living life day to day with the challenges we have but we are strong and we can do it and know we are not alone.
I think we have to have trust that there is some compassion somewhere.
The dreadful state of the economy should not be blamed on us!
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Hey everyone, I was given permission to post this by @Catherine21 on their behalf. It is a response from their MP.
Dear [real name removed],
Thank you for contacting me about social security and support for disabled people and their families. The cost-of-living crisis has had a disproportionate impact on people with disabilities. As well as dealing with rising energy bills and food prices, disabled people often face additional costs for medication and specialist equipment. I recently raised this issue in parliament, which you can see here; https://x.com/TanDhesi/status/1765428553707868531
I have also met with the disability and equality charity Scope to discuss this very issue, which you can see here; https://x.com/TanDhesi/status/1603722942877253635
With regard to energy prices, it is regrettable that the last Government backed away from its commitment to undertake a consultation on the idea of a social energy tariff, as well as ending the one-off cost of living payments for vulnerable people.I am concerned that there has been a lack of progress when it comes to improving the lives of disabled people in the United Kingdom. For example, I note that the last Government's National Strategy for disabled people was delayed by two years and was criticised by disabled people’s organisations who feel that they were not sufficiently consulted during its development.
On the specific points you raised; I have long been raising awareness of the disability employment gap, the disability pay gap, as well as the need to improve the working lives of disabled people. You can see examples of there here; https://x.com/TanDhesi/status/1740334279857713375and here; https://x.com/TanDhesi/status/1557698355588870144
Labour is committed to reforming the Disability Assessment System to enable people to try paid work without the need for reassessments, and will work with employers, trade unions and other stakeholders to help break down the barriers disabled people continue to face in everyday life.Thank you again for writing to me about this important issue.
Yours sincerely,
Tan Dhesi MP
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Hi that's basically a carbon copy of the one I received from Mr Bonavia.
As my Husband and I discussed this morning where are all these jobs coming from? If like my ex boss many employers are disablist and the jobs in our area are few and far between I can't see how local authorities will make this work.
Again there is a skirting mention of the extra costs we have but they have no idea. We have to have Podiatry every 6 weeks which we have to pay for as the NHS here only offer it every 6 months which is no good for a Type 1 Diabetic like my Husband and I have painful corns and callouses due to my deformed feet. We have to go to a Podiatrist that has a Diabetic specialist so it's not cheap. There are countless extra costs that are different for all of us and that's just one of ours.
The energy costs are ridiculous despite our trying to find the cheapest and what we can afford to pay is barely bringing down our balance.
If what they are proposing with the Pensioners winter fuel payments is anything to go by it's not looking great.
Because of my falls the Adult Disability Service came in May and recommended two extra rails in our wet room to be put in by the Council.
I had another fall this morning in the wet room and have had to chase them again. We know the next step will have to be our Councillor and then the MP. In our view it's a serious safety issue.
It's a shame all of us have to fight for anything we need.
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Oh ffs I should have know just gaslight us oh sorry about your fall how are you now ? I've emailed Stephen timms twice god things I wrote I write send the email then read after ooopsss included everything elderly disabled single mums everyone called sunak thief the lot won't do no difference
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Maybe thier open workhouse or work us like shein works people awful
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I'm ok thank you for asking but very sore and my back is killing me I landed on my injured knee and ankle so I did it properly!
Notified Council and they are chasing it plus the lovely lady from Adult Disability phoned them too.
The locum Doctor wanted to discharge me from the falls clinic but I refused to let her. Plus despite my walking in with a stick supported by my husband her report said she saw me walk in independently without an aid so I accused her of being overworked as she had clearly mixed me up with another patient so she sent a corrected one.
On it goes! Good one contacting MrTimms! Keep us updated if he ever gets back to you. It's summer recess and they are supposed to be catching up on letters around their trips to Med! I've not got back to Mr Bonavia yet but feel duty bound on behalf of us all to do so soon.
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Ah yes thier good at making up lies I write straight from my mind so goodluck if they understand sure thier understand part where i said your feeding us to the lions putting us in the arena asked why we are so discriminated against said The government been doing that for years also said all good you keep using word work work work what about if you can't in an ideal world everybody could work but it's far from ideal so I said thier unrealistic halt the migration the job centre staff over worked under qualified for our needs what about people who can't go online say phone a number that a million other people phoning at same time I asked why they do this is it to keep us so low we have no fight left I said DWP are liers murders I said you all now the true facts of how many people who unlive themselves and the ones who survived your going after I said if Jeremy was leader it be so different from us and much more let's see what BS get back
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Well done you you really let him have it. They will probably pick up what they want like selective hearing!
My main worry and what I want mine to know is the damage the press are doing to already vulnerable people giving them extreme anxiety and fearing they will be out on the streets or put to work when they can't.
The other point is that of reviews for PIP if you have lifelong chronic and degenerative conditions. The reviews are stressful and if you get the wrong assessor you can lose your award or have it kept the same despite you needing extra help as your conditions get worse especially with age.
If they want to reform PIP get assessors who actually have some knowledge of conditions or take the time to research a claimants condition so they have an idea of how they might be affected.
That I suspect would be too expensive!
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I agree !! Yes last year I was feeding into all of media stories up all night couldn't sleep eat was horrific have to protect mental health at all times the world is going mad all over
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I'll probably get onto it over the weekend but I'm not looking forward to it 😔
But it has to be done or they will not understand how negative or harsh Labour are coming across regarding the disabled community in the press.
Not to mention the damage it is having to everyone's mental health.
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Maybe we should stop sending millions in foreign aid to countries who have space programmes, or start charging tax to billionaires and companies who clever accountants mean they pay 0.
I paid tax since 16. Disabled at 42. I hope with rehab one day to get into work again. But I been told at least 2 years for a inpatient specialist rehab bed, once waiting lists reopen. They are closed. Oh and if my CCG agree to fund as only 5 in UK non near me.
Maybe if could get treatment more would be in work.
Frustrating 😡
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