Upcoming changes to benefits

The issue with me is I'm due to move over to UC from IR ESA and I'm in the support group. If they announce tomorrow LCWRA is being scrapped. As that's group I'd being going into. Then I don't see any point of migrating over. I'd rather save my ESA money I get in the next 2 months (deadline migration date is start of May). Then look for work if I have to on my own than go through all this trouble with UC Job Coaches.

If the below is true. Then i'm concerned.

"Changes to Universal Credit & Potential Benefit Reductions
A major change is the abolition of the Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity (LCWRA) category under Universal Credit. This means that some long-term sick claimants will need to prepare for work, potentially leading to a reduction of up to £5,000 annually in benefits.

This move is intended to reduce welfare dependency while encouraging people to take part in employment-related activities."

I think I'll watch Sky Press Preview tonight to see what tomorrows newspapers are saying. I wonder if the newspapers will have any heads up as to what is being planned.

totally flabbergasted to read this

If everything that has come out of this labour Government the last couple of months on this topic is them ‘putting trust and fairness into disability benefits system’ then I’m a monkey’s uncle

For the love of god Kendall needed to be sacked yesterday - the audacity to come out with this after reading/watching hers and other mp quoted on disability benefits - it’s insulting and disrespectful and shows unbelievable ignorance - what sane disabled claimant will willing collaborate with the dwp under their own accord (and not just jump the hoops of the claimant commitment bcos we have to

How many minister positions will be ‘untenable’ (in the eyes of most disabled ppl) by the start of April I wonder?

I wrote to them all Timms starmer reeves Kendall and amongst explaining that although they may not care about the sick and disabled they should care about their votes at the next election. I told them look on the scope forums and comments on YouTube. Ppl are terrified and desperate. We aren’t fakers . Funnily enough I just watched YouTube and Starmer is apparently banning YouTube content creators from giving advice. Obviously nothing to do with my emails but they’re covering all bases . It also said they’re starting with 18-24 by April

but who can replace them that will help us ? The 3 main parties now all Tory’s

I wish they’d hurry up and shaft each other and be done with it

Where are people seeing Timms saying 18-24 year olds need to be in work/training by April?

The Green Paper consultation won’t have even finished by then

basically it’s the protest vote

Strategic voting worked but that huge majority gave power they shouldn’t have.

Aim one is to not vote in a way that gives any party a massive majority in votes or seats (unless labour sort themselves out by 2029 then the 2/3 major parties are all unvoteable)

Aim two - use your vote even if in your area the winning party is locked

Lastly vote for a party you feel comfortable doing so even if there’s no chance it will alter the seat result - the Lib Dem’s being the 3rd biggest party currently are probably the ‘tactical protest vote’ but I know that many scope members would buy Kendall’s flowers before voting Lib Dem.

If that’s the case - England based, vote greens - Scotland based, consider snp - wales based, see if Plaid Cymru is a fit

The 2024 ge was about voting with your head - in the 2029 ge it may be best off left to the heart

yes I just saw that on YouTube. And I know some ppl don’t like the advice given out but the ones I’ve seen are not telling ppl to con the system just how you fill out the form. Thing is the assessors are against us and want to trip us up . I know it’s happened twice to me , even at tribunal. So these videos give knowledge where the government don’t want us to have .