Upcoming changes to benefits

if it’s about getting ppl too sick to work into work why are concentrating on pip which a lot of claimants get and work

I think poppy is taking a break from the forum

At the end of the day she is not a paid employee of scope and she has provided help and answers to other members posts from the goodness of her heart

She hasn’t shared much of her personal life and I can’t remember many occasions she has asked other members for help & support in the same way she has given so many of us over the years

If she is stepping back and concentrating in prioritising herself and her family whilst all these chaos is going on then I’m happy she is putting herself first

once things calm down I hope she comes back, if only for daily life chit chats 💖

I also have ibs as secondary to my fibromyalgia. Migraine ( another fibromyalgia symptom) also triggers it. Any stress starts it off . Then I had Covid I believe 4 times. Always goes to my stomach which never recovers fully. I take probiotics which I think helps .

I still cant fathom a G7 country a permanent member of the UN security council

the UK keeps getting warned about its treatment of disabled people.

this is why various MP's want out of the ECHR, You know its heading there.

I keep hearing social media posts about it being the Green paper and various deals

will be made to water it down, But this level of stress is worse than 2010. Its 100% on Purpose

They bailed on Non **** taxes, Taxing Gambling firms and of course the windfall tax on Energy.

Economists have told her in meetings the lower 50% of the country *all of us

are the ones not only power growth through putting any money back into the Economy

but any cuts would 100% wipe out her plans for Growth unless they rejoin the EU.

The only Glimmer I see in this nightmare even more moderate journalists seem to be reporting Labour MP's are deeply unhappy and the ones who have a Majority they know will be almost certain defeat next time are reporting 1-5 of the people they were voted by are on PIP.

Its like Talking to a brick wall, So wont amend her Fiscal rules but daily they say the Global situation has changed, they want to avoid "chaos" they might want to look at the shambles in America and still try and say her Fiscal rules wont be changed. The Security of being an EU member has gone.

@Catherine21 Can you post a link or tell us what it says about WCA changes? Thanks.

I haven’t even migrated over yet so no idea what will happen. I could have gone over to lcwra years ago as I don’t get SDP so I would actually be better off on lcwra. I’m also more concerned about lcwra as how much could they reduce it by and more importantly will they sanction us is we can’t work

I can’t follow Kendall’s speech on BBC but so far on BBC live reporting:

She says there has been lots of speculation about reforms to social security, and that she wants to reassure the Commons and the public that the government will be coming forward with its proposals imminently.

She says this is to "ensure trust and fairness in the social security system, and to ensure it is there for people who need it now and for years to come".

Trust and fairness? Where? I’ve lost every shred of trust I had, and there wasn’t much to start with!

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/un-calls-for-corrective-measures-to-tory-disability-benefit-reforms-just-as-labour-prepares-cuts-of-its-own/

This was the last intervention from the UN and instead of reversing it seems Labour are going further, Kendall Suggesting in the HOC all this was in the manifesto ah yes that's why its takrn months of "planning" for these policies

The same Manifesto that has seem huge policies dropped, the plan to axe the WFP a really vote winner. They stood side by side with WASPI Women then "Sorry not helping"

but the Photo op was done.

The list is endless, now the No 10 spokesperson has said the PM feels its a Moral duty to proceed, that guy lost all moral authority when he dropped the non **** tax changes,

allowing Energy companies to do what they like, and the final insult is picking a fight with the weakest in society because he's lost every other fight with stronger people.

Labour MP's now are at the same Crossroads as the libdems in 2010, If they vote for these cuts people will not forget, they are there to stand for the people who voted for them

NOT to be sheep. I swear its like someone at No 10 is running some experiment to see how far they can push people in making sure its a one term Government, dear lord.

@Catherine21

Sorry I don't seem to be able to quote reply for some reason.

I have been under the NHS Psychotherapy service at my hospital MH wards for over 20 years, that's one reason I never bothered with a diagnosis, because I never needed one to access the treatment I wanted. My current therapist has had no luck in arranging a psych appointment for me because she's been informed there are none available to me, they only see inpatients now.

In her opinion, I have CPTSD and Sensory Processing Disorder, also I would seem to tick lot of ADHD boxes and my daughter is diagnosed as having ADHD so it's possible there is some underlying neurodivergence, which would explain why I still have severe difficulties even after so many years in therapy.

Unfortunately it's not within her remit to be able to diagnose me officially, she's not allowed. All she can do is write a letter with her opinion of the likelihood of further diagnoses and she's leaving in 6 months so I won't even have that once she's left because her post is not being filled. I will be passed back to the GPs who haven't seen me for 20 years.

Timms just said this in the HOC

Social security and disability minister Stephen Timms has told the Commons that the government will strike a "balance" between support for those who cannot work and helping those who can find a job.

He told MPs: "We will deliver proper employment support for disabled people, which has been taken away since 2010.

"We will deal with the incentives to inactivity, which the current system presents.

"But there will, of course, always be people unable to work through disability or ill health, and we are absolutely committed to fully supporting them too."

As people have already asked and posted about, who decides on people who truly cannot work? what support will they get or just years more fear about being pestered when experts have said in point blank medical terms the nature of the condition they have makes for a terrible quality of life and they need ideally to be in full time nursing care, as the condition has now gone terminal but the nature of the condition its near impossible on a time frame.

Of course he's talking about me in a letter he sent them. they STILL got it wrong…then said they never had this letter.

Kendall then gets back up and talks about Trust and understanding. Oh please,

we all know what comes next, making large parts AI operated so when you need help its a chatbot like the Banks use.