Upcoming changes to benefits
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I know my mum retired at 60 in 1999, she was reasonably well apart from osteoarthritis and spondylitis I think but sadly my dad died suddenly aged 67 just 3 months later so all the years working and then no retirement together with dad. She got very ill with cancer at 71 but survived another 2 cancers and 2 dementias until she passed away at 82, 2 yrs ago. I'll be 62 tomorrow so 5 years left to retirement/state pension but unless there's a miracle I don't anticipate I'll work again. I do feel very much for younger people too as I expect they'll increase it again in the future to maybe 68-70.
A man just passed away at 105 (I think he was the last survivor from the war, I cannot imagine being here another 43 years good grief, 43 years of more of the same nonsense! 70 would do me although ask me again when I'm **** and guess I'll have changed my view 🤣 cheery soul aren't I? 🤣
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"On PIP, we are reporting this morning that - though the government wants more frequent reassessments of those claiming the benefit - when it comes to the most disabled, they will no longer face any reassessments.'
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@WhatThe saw that last night. That Sunday Times columnist, Syed, was vile.
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It's the government's that make us like that, my mum was 89 when she died in 2017 , I used to care for her. Plus bringing up my daughter. I never thought a labour government would do this.
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Starmer doesn't care about any of us. Never forget this folks. He cares about the billionaire Party donors whom he pledged he would always protect. If he were to go back on that pledge it would have implications for his leadership, it would make his party poorer and his wife would be deprived of luxury clothes from generous donations, just one recent donation amounting to 20 years worth of disability payments to you or I. Homelessness will also be an issue in the future as they have not done enough thus far to prevent rogue landlords from raising already extortionate rents. So many will not be able to keep a roof over their heads. In 2010 under Tory welfare reforms up to 600 people took their own lives due to cuts and aggressive assessments.. This time it will be thousands. This will be Starmer's legacy and it will come back to haunt him again and again. RESIGN NOW!
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From the BBC 20 minutes ago:
“When it comes to Universal Credit: at the centre of that system is the Work Capability Assessment - which essentially determines to what extent the state believes someone is or isn’t capable of work.I’m told that this process is set to be scrapped and replaced by something new which, the government hopes, will do more to incentivise those they believe can work, to work.”
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£675 million pounds spent by civil service last year on credit cards financed, they've cancelled the credit cards now. 1200 spent by Lisa Nandy's dept on 2 leather folders and 2.5k on a pair of shoes in Barbados. Jeez. I'd be putting my shoe so far up their backside and kick them right out far from Westminster. Reminds me of the expenses/duck-house scandal of Cameron's time. Think they need to be investigating fraud a bit closer to home.
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This will plunge so many of us into poverty, we have already been diagnosed as unfit for work for good reason, they are now going to change the goal posts and say unless it's lifelong,severe, or no chance of improving you will be assesssed more often. What the hell does that mean? It seems that only those with degenarative conditions will be exempt from further reassessments, or lifelong illness, but what about those who have trauma, PTSD, suicidal tendancies? Are they seriously saying get a job or we'll take your benefits, are they going to put these conditions down as mild to moderate because they are deemed as not life threatening?
They are unfairly targeting those with mental illnes and downplaying it just to stop our benefits and put us in the LCW group, look for work, be sanctioned and lose what little you already have to on. This is going to cause so much harm, suffering, suicides, and more ill health due to the added stress of DWP constantly on our cases. I'm fuming this morning.😖
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You're right. Zest for living life as well as we're able has been drained from us. I can't imagine living into advanced old age constant benefit reforms.
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The Work and Pensions Secretary is expected to deliver a statement in the House of Commons just after 12.30pm - although it could be a bit later than that if there are any urgent questions granted beforehand by Sir Lindsay Hoyle.
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"In general today, expect Liz Kendallto try to sound more upbeat - carrot as well as stick. She’s won a tussleto get £1bn of the money that’s being saved in this package reinvestedinto schemes to encourage people into work, and I’d expect her to spend time using that to reassure anxious Labour MPs. "
They're at it again - linking PIP to work
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Same here. The thought of growing much older terrifies me. I'm exhausted and this is only gonna get worse. The Tories want at least double the cuts.
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Yes I read the same over 50 and menopausal woman as well they said
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Awful isn't it big hugs back x
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Pls pls 🙏 let it be ok x
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I read if you got substantial risk for esa lwcra you would have to reassessed under new provisions
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Its too much months of battering through media the words said about us I tried so hard to keep it together I prey they get taken to court by the whole of the UK evil barbaric hope your OK x
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They want to keep substantial risk for physical disabilities but for mental health tske way and use exceptional circumstances instead well mental health can literally effect your body and bodily functions my lower face hands feet tingling bloods OK so they reckon it's stress!! How dare they discriminate against one not the other
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Look at Germany or Italy - it doesn't matter who won in what proportion and what coalition - the general political vector remains unchanged.
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@Zipz Aaww, Zest, lovely word, not heard that for a long time. Realised not felt it either for a long time, 5 years in November. I'm going to challenge myself - today of all days - to start feeling Zest again! Don't know the how bit yet lol. I expect we're possibly going to have one hell of a fight to put up but I am going to summon up something in me to grasp that, but a bit of Zest would help balance it all.
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