Upcoming changes to benefits

This makes more sense when you realise that these people largely don't know what they're doing. They are not evil masterminds but grotty careerists with little clue about the world around them. If you asked everyone who voted Labour last time out why they did so, none of them would answer with 'because I thought Tory plans for welfare and the NHS were insufficiently Right-wing'.

The only people in the country who didn't know that are currently in the cabinet.

And that's all you need to know.

It's easy for them to say this when it's not their own survival at stake. That audience has been brainwashed by economically scapegoating the welfare state to divert attention away from any lofty ideas of public demanding welfare taxes or Corpations that contribute thr meanest tax drop in ocean compared to those who have and are working paying income tax.. when they can't work through Ill health they too will feel conned , used up and thrown in bin wondering why they are facing an abusive system and the latest right wing press are calling them names.

IIt disgraceful what these large Corpations in msm do in order to avoid responsibility in tax so shift the burden on those that actually have paid in most their live the lions share. United Nations on hearing about the press in england couldn't believe what kind of press we have here and who it's targets were. Says it all in their report

Take care, my friend.

It’s a disgrace what they are even thinking about doing to the PIP system.where does this leave DLA for children?Surely they can’t touch that either ?I worry for my 7 year old who has autism and selective mutism as his future going forward when’s he’s 16 looks very bleak if he has to try to love over to a system that would probably reject his claim!

Hi guys , I'm new to this, so bear with me ! How are folk on here coping ? What distraction techniques are you coming up with this news of potential cuts and harder eligibility I know it's hard to think of anything else , I'm really worried as it looks like the eligibility for mental health is changing and it's going to be harder , I was raped, contracted HIV and I self harm and have bulimia, I have bad days and REALLY bad days , I'd be a liability for any employer, I'm honestly worried fir my future

I don’t know if it’s been discussed but the majority of disability benefits (at least 85%?) that gets paid out to claimants gets spend back in the uk economy (to shops and businesses that then pay uk ni and tax.

If the treasury cut £6billlion (I don’t know what that breaks down as yearly savings - £2billion prehaps) then it will get redirected somewhere else right?

we know that starmer wants to rise defense from 2.5% to 3% asap (the foreign aid cut is covering the 2.3% to 2.5% rise) which would cost an additional £15billion a year which seems like the most likely relocation.

The thing is I’m not sure if the defense budget pays back into the economy pound to pound the same way

There’s something very uncomfortable about taking money from disabled then using it towards further funding certain wars

it’s not a subject I’m well versed in but if huge amounts of the disabled community do end up having several thousand deducted from benefits awards each year surely it’s not unreasonable to ask reeves exactly where ever penny is being redirected (the treasury expenses doc in the spring statement could have those details I guess?)

MSM - main stream media

It comes under the heading 'low hanging fruit'. The government thought they could make savings here easily enough with little pushback and a lot of support. The NHS has failed many people currently claiming sickness benefits. Yet that institution currently spends the same £6bn every 12 days. And funding is set to rise. So take everything you hear about 'fiscal black holes' etc with a pinch of salt.