#scroungers — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #scroungers, aggregated by home.social.
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/07/disabled-person-school-discrimination-benefits. "When I was young I had hoped that the future would allow #disabled people to fulfil their #potential, & let them lead the #discussion around making #society more #accessible & #inclusive for everyone. An accessible, inclusive society helps us all." It does indeed - but what we have instead of that discussion is a #toxic #narrative about #benefit #scroungers.
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So I had to phone up the DWP to sort out renewal of my Access to Work award today, and I noted that they were citing a turnaround time of 37 weeks for new applications.
37 weeks.
It was only (!) 30 three years ago and it was advertised as 20.
Yes, folks, #Labour really wants to help those workshy cripples continue or get back in the workforce.
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CW: Editorial cartoon about inequality
"Tax cuts for everyone ..." cartoon from March 2022
#cartoon #NZpol #wealthy #inequality #taxavoiders #rich #leeches #scroungers #parasites @nzlistenermag #archive
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Why do people care more about #benefit #scroungers than #billions lost to the #rich? | Robert de Vries and Aaron Reeves | #Opinion | The Guardian