Upcoming changes to benefits

Can’t believe IDS seems to be speaking sense. What world are we in?!

Yea im on contribution based esa too. As far as im aware I dont have to switch to UC, been trying to avoid switching anyway.

one young guy came canvassing for them at the election. I said no way can I vote for Starmer as I’m disabled. He said his mum was disabled so he wouldn’t work for Starmer if he thought he cut disability benefits. I wonder what he’s thinking now

Probably thinking about joining Galloway's gang or the Lib Dems I suspect.

That is exactly how I feel. I was stressed out about being forced to move from ESA to UC, and left it literally until Sunday night (deadline was today 11th March) to submit the form. I've had UC calling me every single day last week asking me why I hadn't moved across yet. I dodged there calls because I didn't want to speak to them and submitted the form on Sunday night.

But for what actual reason? So they could group everyone together under one umbrella to make it easier to cut things away from us.

The stress is making me really sick. I'm like many people in here. I'm physically ill, I was sat down by my consultant and was told I will never be able to work again, I cried my eyes out and told him he was wrong, I told my GP and he also me sat down with my mum and made it very clear to me that I would never be well enough to work.

I felt worthless. I still do. I felt like a burden. I still do.

Being told by this labour government that I am a burden to society is hard to hear.

They could take every penny away from me, my diagnosis doesn't change. My situation will not change.

Sometime I wonder what's the point.

Maybe that's why they really want to push through assisted dying, so the sick and the disabled could also access it.

Yes, I'm in a miserable mood.

Was watching the Martin Lewis show tonight and for some stupid reason thought he might mention all the cuts that might be happening. He said nothing. Not sure I'm surprised, but I disappointed.

@Stop_cutting_us Sorry,it is being widely reported that Kendall is promoting taking money away from Low capacity group on UC and upping basic rate for job ready. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has published a paper( it’s on their online site) detailing the amounts this could entail. Anything from a quarter off, roughly 100 quid or a half£200? Quite how they can get this through is beyond me as plenty people on Low capacity for work are not on PIP, or in the process of applying for it.. this would devastate their incomes. It would include those waiting for cancer diagnosis, or folk who are waiting for minor surgeries etc and unable to walk/ recovering from pregnancy issues… who may not have had an answer on PIP yet. However, the good news is this might take a while to happen.. both because of the green/ white paper/ Lords process and perhaps because they may opt to stage the reductions over a few years. I’ve linked the Joseph Rowntree paper twice on here.. the whole debate is on the site?

"I was told it could take years. Universal Credit took years to be fully implemented."

I read the above quote and I realise some haven't gone over to UC yet and say these things will take years but UC was fully migrated in my part of Scotland back in 2018 so the changes came in very quickly for us. Same may happen with benefit cuts.