The official 2024 budget discussion.

Albus_Scope
Albus_Scope Posts: 8,262 Scope Online Community Coordinator
edited November 19 in Current affairs

Howdy folks.
So today is the day many have been dreading, so to help us support each other and keep things a bit tidier, I thought it'd be good to have just one discussion about the budget, so others needing help don't get lost in lots of discussions saying the same thing.

Scope will of course make an official statement, but this takes time. I'll post it as soon as I hear something. 😊

Please remember there are many sites out there that want to sensationalise things so they get clicks on their sites and may be giving false information, or guesses. So please only take your news from reliable news sources. I've added a link to the BBC website where they will be updating things in real time.

BBC Budget Live Updates

And please remember, we're all worried about what today will bring, but please try to be polite and civil to everyone.

Much love. ❤️

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  • Ralph
    Ralph Community member Posts: 140 Empowering
    edited October 30

    🤞They don’t punish the sick and disabled like the last lot.

  • johnron
    johnron Community member Posts: 34 Connected
    edited October 30

    so scared today prob been hell for others to feel goverment dont care about us all and just want to save money other thing is not had my esa change over letter other big worry

  • johnron
    johnron Community member Posts: 34 Connected
    edited October 30

    making me so ill didnt sleep last night way worry all it is away to save money at the expense of disabled people.”

  • Tumilty
    Tumilty Community member Posts: 128 Empowering
    edited October 30

    I haven't heard anything about making the I'll work in any of the things expected from the budget, seems all tax rises.

  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 8,262 Scope Online Community Coordinator
    edited October 30

    I don't think todays budget will focus on any plans from the DWP.

  • carbow32
    carbow32 Community member Posts: 168 Empowering
    edited October 30
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/933265#Comment_933265

    I don't either they will sneak it out in a few weeks.

  • carbow32
    carbow32 Community member Posts: 168 Empowering
    edited October 30

  • apple85
    apple85 Community member Posts: 728 Championing
    edited October 30
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/933265#Comment_933265

    neither do I albus (as commons will vote on the budget bill next week and a number of labour backbenchers are uncomfortable about more welfare cuts - labour won’t want mass descent- hence why I think it will be light on disability - that stuff will come in the white paper and pip reforms in the spring)

    That being said I have been wrong before

    The guardians prediction on the subject

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  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 8,262 Scope Online Community Coordinator
    edited October 30

    Yes I agree @apple85 I have a feeling anything PIP related wont be solidified until Spring at the earliest.

  • apple85
    apple85 Community member Posts: 728 Championing
    edited October 30
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/933290#Comment_933290

    doesn’t mean there won’t be other things that won’t hugely affect scope members though

    Those of us lucky enough to have the family safety net may find the gov has taken scissors to it in the next 2hrs

  • apple85
    apple85 Community member Posts: 728 Championing
    edited October 30
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    Just to let you all know the screenshots I’ll post from will be either from the guardian, sky news or bbc news live text

  • apple85
    apple85 Community member Posts: 728 Championing
    edited October 30
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  • FluffyCatMeow
    FluffyCatMeow Community member Posts: 23 Connected
    edited October 30

    thank you for sharing the screenshots @apple85 - I was trying to read the BBC News website updates but there’s a lot of information to do with other things there, too, and I was finding it confusing

  • apple85
    apple85 Community member Posts: 728 Championing
    edited October 30
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  • apple85
    apple85 Community member Posts: 728 Championing
    edited October 30
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  • Votadini
    Votadini Community member Posts: 49 Empowering
    edited October 30

    Unless I misheard Reeves she unequivocally confirmed they're going ahead with the Tory plans to reform the WCA.

  • apple85
    apple85 Community member Posts: 728 Championing
    edited October 30
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    I know the above isn’t 100% relevant to us - however with the gov wanting more disabled ppl in employment this will certainly impact labours ‘success’ in that aim

  • Dave1993
    Dave1993 Community member Posts: 136 Empowering
    edited October 30
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/933302#Comment_933302

    you heard correct

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