Upcoming changes to benefits
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Absolutely this , I'm housebound have been for nearly 6 years not been outside once ! .... My days are a endless cycle of rituals and terrifying intrusive thoughts , if not I'm stuck in the same position for days without being able to move it speak , what happens to us
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Am missing something or are far to may people seemingly more concerned about the supposed changes such as PIP being frozen than the changes to LCWRA? Surely the cuts and changes to LCWRA are far worse than PIP being frozen when it comes to getting less money money?
If a person was getting enhanced rates for both living and mobility and interest rates were 4% each year for the next 3 years it would still be a smaller amount compared to a 25% cut to LCWRA over that same time period? So why the seemingly major uproar especially coming from the Labour MPs rooftops about PIP changes and not LCWRA?
Also forgetting the money changes what about the looking for work changes that could force people who should never be made to look for work have to do so?
The supposed changes to LCWRA are far worse than frozen PIP imo but apologies if I am misreading all this.
Also some people have made a very good point on regards to carers, I do think as I'm sure many others do that carers seem to be maybe being forgotten about when benefit changes happen. In my case I am my partners carer, I do all the money sorting such as bills etc so that she doesn't even have to worry about that, so along with the stress of seeing my other halfs health deteriorating among many other things I stress about I also now have to deal with the stress of possible changes to our income which will have a major impact. I do not claim anything other than carers allowance even though my mental state is seriously messed up, loosing my mother last year didn't help and to say the past 3 years or so haven't been good is a massive understatement. I went to the doctors the other week and started crying in the room, when I logged into my NHS account she had put down anxiety disorder lol, that was it nothing more! She did give me links to help I could get as another doctor did last year and even arranged for people to talk to to ring me but my mind cannot focus on looking after me yet as its way to worried about my partner and was about my mother.
Anyway I'm rambling so my point isn't me feeling sorry for myself its again in regards to all carers who are also going through similar stresses as they figure out how they will deal with these issues if they do come about. I am NOT taking a simgle thing away from anyone who will be affected by saying this I just wanted to mention that some carers will be as stressed as the actual disabled person as they are in some cases the ones who have to figure out how to make things easier for the person they are caring for.
One final point is I've noticed a few people falling out over what seems to be either a miscommunication or some other stupid reason and this is NOT what anyone should be doing here, we should all be standing side by side even with our different views on other things to help stop this madness, this includes some mentioning pension rates going up as if its a bad thing, so they are basically saying why cut us but give them a raise even though its another BENEFIT! So you want help preventing them from cutting your benefit but dont care about others benefits aslong as you are not affected as that how it comes across? This is literally what TPTB want, everyone fighting among themselves saying dont cut us cut them so that they can get enough people to agree with their decisions, its so stupid its maddening!
I was going to rant on about politics and Starmer and people thinking he does a good job in regards to other world things but I wont as I want my focus to be on trying to point out a few things that really do matter in regards to whats possibly about to happen.
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I feel this was their plan all along to back down on the pip freeze, so your general public, don't think they being so harsh on disabled people, but in reality they're being duped , as has be mentioned the pip increase is worth about £40 a year, its the change of criteria to both pip and wca , and their hoping you general Joe, will not look to much more into it, and just read the headlines government back down on disabled benefit cut
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Stupid typos!
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this must be challenged in court surely. It’s far worse than the Tory green paper.
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I'm pretty sure they haven't said much about people that physically can't work as they want this to be the headline when announcing the cuts. People that can't work won't have benefits cut. This in their minds will soften the general public backlash / outcry
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When they were first diagnosing me a few years ago they made me go to the arthritis clinic first and then swimming exercise sessions. It was terrible. I was laid up for weeks and so ill. Exercise is definitely dangerous with M.E. Most doctors seem to be incredibly ignorant about it. When I first had to claim UC my work coach got really angry with me and told me I had to push myself. I had to get an Occupational Therapist to write her a letter explaining what M.E is and exactly why I shouldn't be pushing myself. I know, I saw that about the deaf getting no points. They have no idea how hard it is to sometimes get through each day without anything else on top.
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To be honest I cannot see how they can do it .... Taking my conditions for example , I haven't left left the house in years , I take loads of meds , I have evidence from 2008 , just because they say this is what they are doing does that just means we're all cured ? I have gps come to my house , str workers , countless amounts of past therapy's .... I'm sure you see many similarities in your condition .... A blanket approach will not work , it's an impossible indever
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Tuesday cannot come quick enough to see what we're up against
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Before my health issues started (head on car crash with drunk driver then a year later randomly assaulted on street by a drunk resulting in head injury) I studied Economics, so can see how the bill is rocketing, and how a government would want to control. However, I've not heard once what the government think is causing it. Cuts to fuel allowance, assisted dying, advance from 28/29 to now for ESA to UC transition, and now this, it sounds like a conspiracy theory that the government actively want to attack the vulnerable, but unfortunately they seem completely serious.
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will the work coaches take full responsibility for us if things go wrong ? If they scrap the WCA and it’s up to work coaches what we can do what training will they have ?
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LCWRA cuts are much worse than PIP freeze! I'm struggling every day and trying to survive but we all can't give up and we have to fight for our rights!
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they seem completely clueless. They’re just copying the Tory’s as they’ve no new ideas of their own
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Well, I literally can't get more than a few steps out of my house at the moment. I am terrified they will want me to go somewhere for training or meetings and when I can't they'll sanction me. Nobody seems to take responsibility for anything these days.
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The reason carefully crafted points get highlighted in press releases like pip freeze are for those very reasons taking the focus off the rest of the reforms much more damaging because reading carefully all of it is an all out war on the benefits also mps that get worried usually have or know a college or loved one who just gets Pip and being a bunch of self absorbed pay rising middle class bunch of …..They only see things in relation to what will mostly affect their lives.
Also a point missing in the video posted is the specific targeting and naming of diagoises that would not qualify. Which completely departs from the principle of written policy in regards to Pip not being based on diagnois but how a condition effects you but dealing with these government offices for years ive become quite accustomed to this mental f@kery so no surprises their.
YYoud get less gaslighting with British Gas!
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Hello there I just this month be award pip for Daly living and mobility Daly low mobility high IV not even had my 1st payment yet and my Daly was given to me for my mental health issues but I see on the news today about they going to cut people with mental health issues and as my payment is set for the 31 of march and they having a meeting on the 23 of march could I lose my 1st payment and the 4 years they just awarded for? Please put my mind to rest on this as it s was a long and stressful time just to get approved just to have it took away before it even as began
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Hello there I just this month be award pip for Daly living and mobility Daly low mobility high IV not even had my 1st payment yet and my Daly was given to me for my mental health issues but I see on the news today about they going to cut people with mental health issues and as my payment is set for the 31 of march and they having a meeting on the 23 of march could I lose my 1st payment and the 4 years they just awarded for? Please put my mind to rest on this as it s was a long and stressful time just to get approved just to have it took away before it even as began
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Don't worry your be paid on the 31st 👍
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It says in that Guardian/Observer article that they are planning to scrap the work capability assessment altogether (unless I am mis-understanding). I really can't see how that would work. It is terrifying. As you say, a lot of gas lighting and covering secret plans going on.
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Exactly! Being a Work Coach is not just any job when it comes to us/disabilities - everything will need to be recorded.
Also, didn’t I see/read recently that they are scraping Civil servants for AI 🤖.
Hmm 🤔 maybe it’s already happened and malfunctioning with the government 😳.Anyway- Lots of love to everyone on here like me whom are suffering and frightened & thank you for accepting me 🙏🏼
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