The 4 points in one PIP component rule is a calculated tactic to reduce mental health and neurodivergent claimants. I see so many with high needs who don’t hit 4 in one area—so they get nothing. This must be challenged under the Equality Act, and it absolutely will be.
🚨 The rumoured cuts to disability and long-term sickness benefits are unprecedented.
If the total £6 billion cuts go ahead it would be the *biggest* cut to disability benefits since at least 2010 when the OBR was created. 🧵[1/5]
4 facts about autism and ADHD that you probably didn't know...
1. According to research, up to 80% of children with an autism diagnosis also meet the criteria for ADHD and up to 50% of children with an ADHD diagnosis also meet the criteria for autism, BUT...
Disabled people are not a burden. They are our neighbours and friends — and they deserve to live fulfilling lives just like anyone else.
A statement from the Independent Alliance on cuts to welfare.
Nearly 1 in 5 people on Universal Credit & disability benefits relied on foodbanks last month.
Hunger & hardship are at crisis levels. Further cuts to welfare & disability benefits will be disastrous.
I’ll always vote against austerity & push for wealth taxes on the super-rich.
Given that we're the only UK provider of specialist Worplace Disability Coach training, seems odd we've not been contacted... unless the plan is to deploy untrained pseudo-coaches to coerce disabled people into harmful inaccessible work. 🤨
Given that we're the only UK provider of specialist Worplace Disability Coach training, seems odd we've not been contacted... unless the plan is to deploy untrained pseudo-coaches to coerce disabled people into harmful inaccessible work. 🤨
Dear Policy Exchange,
PIP is not an out-of-work benefit. So why are you trying to score political points by insisting young people on #PIP must work, volunteer or go into training?
PIP enables disabled people to do these things. Cutting it will do the opposite.
Thanks
Dr Watts
🚨 More than two months since the Israeli military raided and destroyed Kamal Adwan hospital north of the occupied Gaza Strip, detaining patients and medical staff, including the hospital’s director Dr. #HussamAbuSafiya. Dr. Abu Safiya is being detained without charge or trial…
if @UKLabour want to save money on disability benefits they could stop the DWP from re-assessing people with lifelong/genetic/degenerative conditions every 3 - 5 years & reinstate the lifetime award, instead of wasting money/bureaucracy on hounding disabled people for a pittance
To be clear… this will kill people.
However I can’t see it going through without significant challenges legally, as it’s a clear breach of the Equality Act in multiple areas.
Fuck this disgusting Government…
To be clear… this will kill people.
However I can’t see it going through without significant challenges legally, as it’s a clear breach of the Equality Act in multiple areas.
Fuck this disgusting Government…
Translation. Money is tight, therefore we will take it from the most vulnerable members of society rather than making the wealthy pay their fair share. Those who have the least should always give up the most. @stephenctimms
Translation. Money is tight, therefore we will take it from the most vulnerable members of society rather than making the wealthy pay their fair share. Those who have the least should always give up the most. @stephenctimms
As a former @BBCNews journalist, I’m appalled at the decision to remove ‘How to Survive in a War Zone’. I covered Gaza for months & Palestinians were routinely scrutinised more than Israelis. Would the BBC dare to remove a doc featuring an Israeli minister’s relative? 1/3
The issue with the BBC carrying a documentary on Gaza, even one that barely scratches the surface and lacks depth of real detail, isn't that the main narrator is a Palestinian child who's parent is a Hamas figure... the issue is the idea of Palestinians being permitted to…
BBC documentary about GAZA. This is a good piece. After publishing, immediately Israel attacked and forced BBC to take it down. They also took down it from YouTube as well. This is highest quality version we have. Keep sharing.
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