Upcoming changes to benefits

With respect, you may be reading more into this than is actually there. Ultimately, these are fairly clueless party hacks with little experience of anything beyond their own narrow world. Hence their outsourcing of so much to Mr McSweeney - Labour's version of **** Cummings.

First post, it is a rant - apologies in advance, I've been drinking…

All this talk of "making people work" brings to mind another group which had the same idea, and a "slogan" for it: "arbeit macht frei".

I'm autistic and have various other mental health issues, have been sectioned and have tried multiple times to commit suicide - what the govt is now doing is pure sadism - keeping all this in the news without telling us what they intend to do. When the rumours of them altering the ISA rate come out they made a statement saying they weren't going to - nothing for us tho. Oh, to have enough money to be able to save any of it.

Having just been forced through the "managed migration" **** I'd finally thought that things were going to settle down - now this. Having had to deal with the stress of that I figured I'd try to claim PIP too (too much stress to deal with it whilst everything was just "chugging along" on ESA support group) - guess that's now out of the window and will have to try to find work.

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I lived through the tories screwing us - being forced to move due to the HB changes. I even used to be a Labour member. At lease the tories had the honesty to tell us to our faces whilst sticking the knife in, they didn't stick it in out back and try to tell us it was "for our own good".

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I think Timms should be told that as disabled minister he has done nothing for us. That if people are talking about ending it, then it's on their responsibility.

The observer is part of the Guardian. And yes it's a reputable source.

The Guardian is trustworthy. I’d say probably one of the most trustworthy papers.
Your last sentence made me laugh, so thank you for that given the circumstances. I’m sick of seeing his face every time I open twitter. Him or Reeves smugly smirking in every photo

Hi mate I get where your at, please try to be positive, we are all in the same boat , and we all have to cross the river, when we know exactly what river we need to cross, I think this labour government has got to be the most unpopular ever, in just their first year running the country, I am 51 and can't think of anyone more unpopular than starmer , Reeves and kendell

And I think if there was a general election tomorrow,they be obliterated, but for some reason there narcissistic behaviour they don't see it

anyone going to reply about lcwra will the money get cut or stopped like they are trying to do with pip

Hi , no one knows anything for sure yet . We can only hope things won’t be as bad as we’re expecting.

From what i understand according to articles such as from the rowntree foundation LCWRA could be cut by as high as 34% for new claimants and probably those reassessed. After inflation increase that could be as high as £128 gone each month! This is the most damaging part of the proposed changes even more damaging then the PIP freeze! They're also thinking about not allowing those with ADHD, Depression or Autism from being able for claiming this entitlement which is discriminatory! We won't know for sure until next week however when more information gets released. Its important to protest these proposed changes be as loud as possible. https://www.jrf.org.uk/news/factsheet-health-related-benefit-cuts