#disabilitybenefits — Public Fediverse posts

When covid came along, the consensus among politicians seemed to be that we had to prioritise the economy, and never mind if it made millions of people sick.

How's that working out for the economy?

https://www.moneywellness.com/blog/government-warned-health-benefits-system-is-financially-unsustainable

#BenefitCuts #SicknessBenefits #DisabilityBenefits #LongTermSickness #Covid19 #LongCovid

DWP disability benefit cuts will impact 450,000 – but few will find work
https://www.bigissue.com/news/social-justice/dwp-disability-benefit-cuts-work-capability-assessment/

#DWP
#WarOnDisabled
#WarOnTheDisabled
#BenefitCuts
#PIP
#Benefits
#Disability
#DisabilityBenefits
#AccessToWork

Sunak’s plan to cut sickness benefits bill prompts charity fury | The Independent

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/rishi-sunak-sickness-benefits-sick-note-b2531633.html

#Disabilities
#Disabled
#ChronicallyIll
#DisabilityBenefits
#SicknessBenefits
#Benefits
#Welfare
#Sunak
#WarOnDisabled
#WarOnTheChronicallyIll
#WarOnTheSick
#WarOnTheMentallyIll
#ForcedTreatment
#NHS
#WaitingLists
#FitNotes
#Scope
#FitNotesIssuedByDWP
#PIP
#Mind
#JosephRowntreeFoundation
#MSSociety
#Davey
#Tories
#Scapegoating

Sunak accused of launching ‘full-on assault on disabled people’ | Welfare | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/apr/19/sunak-disability-benefit-curbs-sicknote-culture-pip

#Sunak
#WarOnDisabled
#WarOnTheChronicallyIll
#PIP
#Disabilities
#Disability
#ChronicallyIll
#DisabilityBenefits
#Benefits
#Welfare
#MentalHealth
#MentalIllness
#DWP
#DWPMamdatedTreatment
#ForcedTreatment
#FitNote
#PublicServices
#PoorJobs
#Tories
#ToriesOutNow

Mild anxiety would not meet the bar for sickness benefits under government plans
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/other/mild-anxiety-would-not-meet-the-bar-for-sickness-benefits-under-government-plans/ar-BB1lhqjI?ei=11

#Anxiety
#SicknessBenefits
#MildAnxiety
#DisabilityBenefits
#Benefits
#MentalHealth
#Stride

Sunak suggests he wants to lead fresh assault on disability benefits spending – Disability News Service
https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/sunak-suggests-he-wants-to-lead-fresh-assault-on-disability-benefits-spending/

#Sunak
#WarOnDisabled
#DisabilityBenefits
#Benefits
#Disabilities
#Disabled

The Tyee: Changing ‘Welfare Wednesday’ Could Save Lives. Why Haven’t We Done It? https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/10/16/Changing-Welfare-Wednesday-Could-Save-Lives/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #BCMinistryofSocialDevelopmentandPovertyReduction #LindseyRichardson,UBCprof #incomeassistancepayments #BCCentreonSubstanceUse #disabilitybenefits #BCCoronersService #BCtoxicdrugdeaths #PigeonParkSavings #DowntownEastside #WelfareWednesday #benzodiazepines #chequedaystudy #overdosecrisis #KarenWard