Official thread: ‘Get Britain Working’ White Paper released Tuesday 26th November

Gps aren't as supportive as well as government is putting them under pressure with budget cuts . The evidence for assessment isn't always easy aquire especially if your disability is hidden and not visible to naked eye.

The therapy and cmht are non profit charities so insensitive s to get people back to work.

Some people will find this hard and deteriating with there illnesses and some it will benefit and flourish. But there's no middle you either benefit or a fountain of struggles

Problem is everything is becoming slowly privatised . So it's policies and procedures your fighting for your rights. With a government directive mental health act disability act or human rights conflicting with privatisation policy and procedures.

It's a difficult time. I'm just looking at what if and when I am forced what I could do with my limitations health which will dibilitate me the least.

Its scary time of uncertanty. Especially as human rights law will br adjusted and what will be the adjustments. All we can do is hope

Reform's 2024 Election manifesto extract:

“Circumstances can conspire against any one of us to leave us unemployed, seriously ill and unable to work, perhaps even facing bankruptcy and homelessness. UKIP is fully committed to maintaining a strong and supportive safety net for those who fall on hard times, whether through any fault of their own or not.” UKIP 2015 MANIFESTO> PAGE 22 Our common sense approach to benefits includes: -• Supporting a lower cap on benefits• Cracking down on benefit fraud• Ending welfare tourism with a five-year ban on benefits for migrants• Stopping child benefit being paid to children who don’t live in the UK• Limiting child benefit to two children for new claimants. HOUSING BENEFITS The ‘bedroom tax’ is clearly unfair and is not working. Changes to the way housing benefit is paid are leading some tenants to fall into debt. The Conservative threat to withdraw Housing Benefit from the under-25s may cause even more suffering. UKIP will:• Scrap the ‘bedroom tax’• Continue to pay Housing Benefit to young people under the age of 25• Give tenants the right to request Housing Benefit is paid direct to their landlords, whatever benefit scheme they are on. DISABILITY BENEFITSUKIP is fully committed to protecting the rights of disabled people, as set out in Article 19 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. We wholly endorse the right of the disabled to access in home, residential and community support services and we support their inclusion in our communities. We also recognise that there will always be disabled people who are unable to work and we are committed to supporting them through a fair and fit-for-purpose welfare system.

We will end unfair ATOS-style Work Capability Assessments and return assessments to GPs or appropriate specialist consultants, who have full access to patients’ medical records and are likely to know the patient.

We believe this makes them the best person to undertake assessments and we will ensure they are adequately funded and resourced to take on this task. We will also:• Require GPs/specialists to notify the Department for Work and Pensions when they believe a patient is well enough to return to work, by issuing a ‘fit note’•

Remove ‘tick-box’ and quota arrangements from sickness and disability assessments, thereby streamlining and speeding up the assessment processes and continually respecting claimants throughout the process

SUPPORTING CARERS Millions give up work, or work reduced hours, to care for elderly or disabled relatives. In doing so, they make a huge contribution to society, although often at great personal and financial cost.

We will:• Increase Carers’ Allowance from £62.10 per week to match the higher level of Job Seekers Allowance, currently £73.10 per week, an extra £572 per year• Improve carers’ access to support by sharing information on benefit and social care entitlements andsupport groups across all public services.

INVESTING IN FOODBANKS It is deeply regrettable that there is increasing demand for foodbanks in 21st century Britain. If those who attend foodbanks are in such dire straits that they need food handouts, there is a high likelihood that they will also need additional support to deal with issues such as debt, family breakdown, addiction and poor physical or mental health. Many will need employment or legal advice. We will therefore contribute to the important work done by food banks and develop them into community advice centres for those most in need. UKIP will train and fund the cost of 800 advisers to work in 800 foodbanks, so the poorest in our society have free and easy access to timely help in their hour of need.

We will also exempt foodbanks and charity shops from charges imposed by local authorities to dispose of unwanted food waste and other goods. They are not ‘businesses’ in the sense most of us understand the term and therefore should not be expected to pay fees for waste disposal. We want to see a welfare system that is fairer, simpler and less open to abuse. Our approach is one that firmly opposes the ‘benefits lifestyle’ but also addresses the c…

[see more in Reforms 2024 Manifesto]

Thank you Catherine, my attention can be baad, memory problems, and many other disabilities.

I think SCOPE and other disability - and AGE UK charities, should campaign to ensure DWP Doctors do not assess disabled people capabilities for work, but for the DWP to ask other doctors in the NHS: GPs, consultants, etc.

As DWP doctors are paid to overlook our disabilities, and are not impartial or independent.

I have not attended any disability benefit assessment for about 20 years, as they have adversely affected my health, and even led to suicide attempts (part of the stress was the endless prospect of 6 monthly tests.

And the DWP do have a duty of care, and must not endanger a person's life.

Can you give us an update on Reform's most recent manifesto?

Night city what would we do without you 😊 Always like Albus a voice of calm and reason ⭐

I can add my experience

I had a bad experience on one of the job centre contracted provisions, IPES. I told the job centre, IPES was causing me to self harm, and they called me within about 10 minutes to check up and the next day, the disability advisor contacted me and she was very very supportive and caring.