Labour doubles down on slashing billions from DWP's disability benefits bill

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  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 9,650 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Hey @YogiBear we've yet to receive times yet. As for our take, there will of course be an official statement from Scope on the day, once everyone's had time to check all the details properly.

  • YogiBear
    YogiBear Online Community Member Posts: 187 Empowering

    Thank you Albus. I think all this speculation is very cruel on the disabled community and will be ramped up by the media in the next few weeks. The government doesn't seem to care. Will any of the proposed changes come into effect straight away do you know?

  • YogiBear
    YogiBear Online Community Member Posts: 187 Empowering

    We'll know more on 26 March 2025 when we hear from the horses mouth so to speak. Maybe try and limit reading things online and listening to the news. That's what I'm going to do.

  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 9,650 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Unfortunately we currently have no way of knowing @YogiBear and the same for @Danny123 question. I really wish I could give you all the answers, but we just don't know what's happening. But I agree the media should just stop reporting about what they think may be happening, as it's not helping anyone's blood pressure or mental health.

    As said previously, we've been told the government have been actively listening to and engaging with Scope and other charities. Something the previous government didn't do. So I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

  • KG100
    KG100 Online Community Member Posts: 276 Empowering

    All the online news outlets seem to have different rumours of the coming cutbacks, we've just got to remember that that's all they are at the moment, made up stories and rumours.

    Although it's all a worry all we can do is wait untill the government wake up and tell us what's going to happen.

    It's quite cruel how they're treating us like this.

    The only certainty now is that Labour wont be getting voted in again !!

  • YogiBear
    YogiBear Online Community Member Posts: 187 Empowering
  • Zipz
    Zipz Online Community Member Posts: 1,969 Pioneering

    Reading the news is sickening but everything I've read today has been to do with spending cuts in general. The words "benefits" and "welfare" keep the right wing happy. Yes, we'll be hit but if Labour's plans to get more disabled people into employment they have to work slowly and steadily not like Sweeney Todd. Mind you, it's killing me.

  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 9,650 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    "Don't forget this, too: Rumors aren't interested in the unsensational story; rumors don't care what's true."

    John Irving

  • mangomungo
    mangomungo Online Community Member Posts: 179 Empowering

    Thank you it always sets me off when I see the headlines but always helps to come on here hope you’re ok aswell ❤️

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 5,547 Championing

    We always worry about worst case I was like that about my daughter putting money in mine alot she owed me money from years ago good to her word she put back in bit by bit and I squandered it as usual I was terrified by that but now I'm like she's my daughter and we both help each other out as well I've done noting wrong and you sharing your account with your mum is noting wrong it's whatever works best for you I'm terrible with money I don't pay bills on same days will buy online stuff can't stop myself I'm sure they see a pattern with people with certain mental health problems spending habits so shows when say bad with budgeting on pip it's true don't worry I keep saying it 2023 nearly finished me I thought I'd lose my home everything totally out of my mind with terror and noting happened oneday at a time I love this and always repeat this saying I've had many troubles in my life most of them didn't happen

  • mangomungo
    mangomungo Online Community Member Posts: 179 Empowering

    100% agree and it makes no sense economically either as literally all of my money goes back into the economy whereas if the rich get tax breaks etc it will just go to an offshore account

  • apples
    apples Online Community Member Posts: 502 Empowering

    I know LBC is not for some but at 6:39 Steve Wright is opposing the benefits cuts and from 7 am Nick will be talking about the benefit cuts

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 5,547 Championing

    Well said !! And I'm sorry your suffering I hope you get the care you deserve and need

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 5,547 Championing

    They have whole cities underground who would want to live underground I suppose they could live with the cockroachs imagine everyone turning on everyone when don't have civilisation to pick belittle and pull apart

  • Holly_Scope
    Holly_Scope Posts: 2,109 Scope Online Community Coordinator
    edited March 6

    Merged a few discussions just to keep together as a lot on similar points. 😊

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 5,547 Championing

    Nightcity I'm having my message monitoring so your get the next day so wasn't ignoring you I'm so sorry all you been through hope mum OK plenty tlc from you and pippa x