Labour doubles down on slashing billions from DWP's disability benefits bill
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And yet when we spend the money we receive it goes back into the economy. The super rich however, who the government refuse to tax properly, will invest their hoarded wealth in property to save vast amounts on taxes thus driving up house prices for everyone else and will have off shore accounts where their money will just sit instead of parts of it being reinvested back into society to be recycled and create a more healthy economy. The government don’t need to cut the benefits bill to save money, it just has to tax the rich properly, the outcome of which will make the rich a little less rich, but still rich non the less. They’ve consciously chosen to punch down, something you would expect from the Tories but the fact that it’s a Labour government acting in this cruel way makes it that much harder to accept.
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Disability news,
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I just posted the same article, I didn’t realise you’d already posted it. 🙈
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I was reading comments from the Disability and Work site and what someone said is the crux of the matter, "it's you can't work, you can't work", it really is that simple.
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Starmer and reeves just given zelensky £2.2billion loan on top of the millions we are giving him yearly. Apparently millions have gone missing and unaccounted for , what's given to him. Starmer loves giving money abroad and never mind about us were just penniless
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Is this thread still about Labours benefit reforms?
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I hope so.
When does Scope anticipate reforms to disability benefits (#ESA and #PIP) to be announced? Before or after the Spring Statement on 26th?
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The thread seems to have digressed to the Ukraine and Trump which is nothing to do with potential government benefit changes.
An anouncement is expected on 26th March and that is all any of us know.
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Hi @Catherine21 I'm OK, thanks, though stressed from thinking of what the DWP might come up with. My neuro condition is progressing so i just want to live my life in peace.
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As far as I know the UK is cutting Foreign Aid and seized Russian assets to fund Defence Spending and supporting Ukraine.
Does this mean the welfare reforms are going to be less impactful? I think the Treasury have already calculated the numbers they intend to cut but legal challenges, possible rebellions from backbench Labour MP's could see those plans watered down.
What is the expected result? Cuts of varying degrees, less assessments for the most severely ill or disabled as it would save money, more medical evidence, PIP assessments and the Work Capability Assessments will merge to save money, new tiers for PIP and an overhaul of the current tiers.
I'm projecting my thoughts, is it wishful thinking?
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I don't think they will merge pip , ESA and UC under one assessment
Really? Please read the thread.
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This thread
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There will be a single assessment. We know this.
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Understandable! Yes it is and I apologise for being snappy, Danny.
Scope can you please separate the other stuff from this thread because there's so much of it
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Labour haven't announced their plans yet.
If you are convinced there will be a single assessment fair enough, but that's your opinion and not fact.
We won't know the facts until Labour announce their plans via a Green Paper.
And remember even when those proposals eventually become law, the laws are usually a watered down version of the Green Paper.
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The UC Programme is well under way. We do know the facts. I'm too tired for this.
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Hi Danny
I really don't know much about Universal credit but you could look up some of the threads
Welcome to the community.
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