The Cost of Cuts

They like the papers say they spoken to kendell or heard reeves say. Th

i respect your opinions but i stand by mine i think labour has done the same as all parties have done since the war if people think it will get better so be it i prefer to sit in the garden with a nice cuppa and not fret over it

I left school the week before my 16th birthday. It was quite the experience turning up to the building site, the brickie squad wolf whistling at me! I was know as 'Clarence ' at first, but it got easier and almost fun. What better in the summer sunshine, than laying bricks and singing 'Delilah' - a cappella?

you could try getting compensation for delayed trauma seems the norm nowadays

Does anyone think the Labour plans are going to be watered down in the long term?

https://www.itv.com/news/2025-03-07/government-to-make-6bn-welfare-savings-with-benefits-shake-up

So people are going to be punished for being ill or disabled. Lovely government we have here.

The radical package of reforms will see:

• £5bn in savings by making it harder to qualify for Personal Independence Payments - a benefit not linked to work that is meant to help people with the additional costs of their disability.
• Further savings by freezing PIP payments next year, so they do not rise with inflation
• Raising the basic rate for Universal Credit paid to those searching for work, or in work, while cutting the rate for those who are judged as unfit for work.
• A billion pounds of savings ploughed into a major investment for employment support for those who are looking for a job

Yes I saw it.

Very worrying indeed.

good work @FeistyPigeon

signed✅

So with the announced changes TP now is more important on ESA to UC migration. As the LCWRA element on UC is going to be reduced, I expect the reduction will be more larger than the increase to the base element so that the overall amount in payment is lower for those on LCWRA than previously. It is a shame no one challenged the PIP consultation like the WCA was challenged, as the PIP one was far worse so surely would have got the same judgement. This is what left the door open for them to change the qualifying criteria, in the end the current government has made use of it, their refusal to comment on it never meant they wouldnt use it as a prerequisite to changes.
I think in the future the disabled community needs to be united and be prepared to aggressively challenge any future proposals, the idea of just waiting and see what happens leads to us being bullied.

Hi, I’m new here - and fully support this.

I’ve added my name.