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https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/mp-asks-dwp-why-it-ignored-her-pleas-for-help-after-constituent-attempted-suicide-over-sanction-threat/. "A #Labour MP has publicly asked the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) why it ignored her #requests for #help, after a #constituent threatened with #sanctions over her #universalcredit claim attempted to take her own life. Rushanara Ali, the MP for Bethnel Green & Stepney... said that 'the fear of sanctions' had led to her constituent’s #mentalhealth deteriorating to the point that she made a #suicide attempt."

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/mp-asks-dwp-why-it-ignored-her-pleas-for-help-after-constituent-attempted-suicide-over-sanction-threat/. "A #Labour MP has publicly asked the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) why it ignored her #requests for #help, after a #constituent threatened with #sanctions over her #universalcredit claim attempted to take her own life. Rushanara Ali, the MP for Bethnel Green & Stepney... said that 'the fear of sanctions' had led to her constituent’s #mentalhealth deteriorating to the point that she made a #suicide attempt."

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/mp-asks-dwp-why-it-ignored-her-pleas-for-help-after-constituent-attempted-suicide-over-sanction-threat/. "A #Labour MP has publicly asked the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) why it ignored her #requests for #help, after a #constituent threatened with #sanctions over her #universalcredit claim attempted to take her own life. Rushanara Ali, the MP for Bethnel Green & Stepney... said that 'the fear of sanctions' had led to her constituent’s #mentalhealth deteriorating to the point that she made a #suicide attempt."

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/mp-asks-dwp-why-it-ignored-her-pleas-for-help-after-constituent-attempted-suicide-over-sanction-threat/. "A #Labour MP has publicly asked the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) why it ignored her #requests for #help, after a #constituent threatened with #sanctions over her #universalcredit claim attempted to take her own life. Rushanara Ali, the MP for Bethnel Green & Stepney... said that 'the fear of sanctions' had led to her constituent’s #mentalhealth deteriorating to the point that she made a #suicide attempt."

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/mp-asks-dwp-why-it-ignored-her-pleas-for-help-after-constituent-attempted-suicide-over-sanction-threat/. "A #Labour MP has publicly asked the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) why it ignored her #requests for #help, after a #constituent threatened with #sanctions over her #universalcredit claim attempted to take her own life. Rushanara Ali, the MP for Bethnel Green & Stepney... said that 'the fear of sanctions' had led to her constituent’s #mentalhealth deteriorating to the point that she made a #suicide attempt."

DWP minister update over changes to payment sanctions for benefit claimants

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/dwp-minister-update-over-changes-37623997

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-stopped-claims-of-more-than-1200-disabled-people-who-failed-to-engage-with-universal-credit-migration/. "The Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) has admitted terminating the #claims of more than 1,200 #disabled people who failed to engage with 'migrating' onto #universalcredit, raising fresh fears over the #safety of the #process."

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-quietly-reveals-how-universal-credit-flaws-were-linked-to-multiple-claimant-deaths-and-serious-harm/. "The Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) has been forced to publish #details of multiple #flaws within its #universalcredit working-age #benefits #system that led to #deaths & serious #harm to #claimants."

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-fails-to-correct-dodgy-figures-on-thousands-of-esa-claimants-who-dropped-out-in-move-to-universal-credit/. "The Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) is refusing to correct figures in its annual #report that hugely underestimate the number of #disabled #benefit #claimants who had their #claims closed as part of the move to #universalcredit."

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/universal-credit-migration-and-the-death-of-david-panther/. "An #autistic circus skills teacher took his own life after becoming increasingly distressed by the #bureaucratic #chaos caused by his 'migration' to #universalcredit [UC], which led to him facing a new £500 monthly charge for his #socialcare package." Yet another tragedy caused by #UC, & the #DWP.

📽️ Catch up on our latest #CPCCGWebinar recording to hear about new research on how Universal Credit reshapes #youngadults ' #livingarrangements, with #youngpeople significantly more likely to live with their #parents as a result of #UniversalCredit. The impact is concentrated among #unmarried #childless individuals, both men and women, and among young men who are most disadvantaged in the #labourmarket.

By Jan Einhoff #MPIDR and Vincent Ramos, University of #Southampton https://youtu.be/ImsVUa1pPOY?si=gtqwHYLrsdwD_CdK

‘Apprenticeship penalty’ on benefits forces young people from poorer UK families to quit https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/apr/23/apprenticeship-penalty-poorer-uk-families-benefits-young-people-quit-training #Apprenticeships #ChildBenefits #UniversalCredit #Benefits #Poverty #SocialExclusion #Welfare #Education #Society #Politics #UkNews

🧑‍🏫 Join us THIS THURSDAY for our #CPCCGWebinar with Jan Einhoff @MPIDR and Vincent Ramos (University of #Southampton).

They will discuss findings that show how #welfare retrenchment may play a role in stalling the transition to #residential independence disproportionately among the most vulnerable #youngadults in the #labourmarket.

Register to join us online: https://www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/event_calendar/980/CPC_CG_Webinar__Jan_Einhoff_Vincent_Ramos

#WelfareReform #UniversalCredit #Austerity #YoungAdults #Unemployment #Housing #Inequality #SocialPolicy

DWP Universal Credit cut from Monday means some get reduced payments

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/dwp-universal-credit-cut-monday-36971804

RE: https://masto.ai/@rbreich/116347294615028934

@rbreich recognises the need for #UniversalBasicIncome #UBI #UBI4ALL #UniversalCredit #BasicIncome #RentaMinima #IMV 🤩 as thousands of jobs have already been replaced by #AI and many, many more to go! 🤬

#HumanRights #Politics #Democracy #Justice #Accountability #Inequality

End to two-child benefit cap offers £300-a-month lifeline to cash-strapped families https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/mar/28/end-to-two-child-benefit-cap-offers-300-a-month-lifeline-to-cash-strapped-families #FamilyFinances #ChildBenefits #Children #Poverty #UniversalCredit #Benefits #Welfare #Communities #Money #Politics #Society #UkNews #HouseholdBills #ConsumerAffairs

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What if you have no parents you can live with or if they are on benefits so need you to bring in money for your share of the rent, food etc?

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https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newsbirmingham/dwp-breaks-silence-over-banning-one-age-group-from-claiming-universal-credit/ar-AA1P5vgw

#WarOnThePoor
#WarOnTheDisabled
#WarOnTheLongTermSick
#WarOnTheYoung
#WarOnCareLeavers
#BenefitCuts
#BenefiitReform
#UniversalCredit

A while back I posted about a friend who is on long term disability and will never work again. They were getting ESA and PIP... and it was just enough for them to live on.

Then they were forced to apply for Universal Credit and by forced... I mean, threatened... it was you will apply by this date (in june or july) or you can fuck off and never get benefits again.

So they had to apply, but left it until the last minute.

All that is now sorted... except for the major flaw in the DWP plan that they never bothered to tell them, and that makes an utter mockery of the entire system and reasoning for forcing them of of ESA.

Because they're still going to be getting ESA as well as UC.

WTF!!!

So what the DWP are doing is taking the amount they get from ESA, rounding it up for a year and dividing by 12 because monthly paid rather than bi weekly as ESA is.

That amount is £1060

They got notified that their UC was going to be £450 a month... and then a continued £281 bi weekly from ESA.

So UC deduct that ESA amount from their £1060 which means £610 is taken of each month.... except they don't get that ESA 'monthly' it's bi weekly... and if you can do the math... £281 x 2 = £562... It means they're going to be down £50 a month for 10 months of the year... because bi-weekly payments means that twice a year, they get 3 payments in a month rather than 2... You might see it as a bonus... but when they're taking an extra £48 a month out of your pocket for 5 months... it has an effect on some one struggling to make ends meet.

Are they expected to build up a debt for 5 months and pay the bill when that money is returned every 6th month?

Perhaps the council tax, or gas, or electric, or water companies would understand that they can't pay the bill for the next 5 months because of this clusterfuck of a system that was designed by a toddler with the IQ of a delinquent Haddock.

Just another way the govt fucks over the disabled.

#UniversalCredit
#FuckTheGovernment
#FuckLabour
#KierStarmerDisabledHarmer

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Win a year of European Basic Income of € 800 per month! 👇🤑😉 https://ubi4all.eu/ #ubi4all via @Ubi4All_EU @Mills4Humanity 👏

Labour must raise benefits if they want to 'get Britain working again' www.bigissue.com/news/social-... #Labour #NHS #WaitingLists #DWP #BenefitRates #Sanctions #GetBritainWorking #FoodBankBritain #FoodBanks #BenefitClaimants #Benefits #UniversalCredit #LongTermSick #Disabled #Poverty

Labour must increase benefits ...

Labour must raise benefits if they want to 'get Britain working again'
https://www.bigissue.com/news/social-justice/dwp-benefits-support-get-britain-working/

#Labour
#NHS
#WaitingLists
#DWP
#BenefitRates
#Sanctions
#GetBritainWorking
#FoodBankBritain
#FoodBanks
#BenefitClaimants
#Benefits
#UniversalCredit
#LongTermSick
#Disabled
#Poverty

Labour must raise benefits if they want to 'get Britain working again'
bigissue.com/news/social-justi…

#Labour
#NHS
#WaitingLists
#DWP
#BenefitRates
#Sanctions
#GetBritainWorking
#FoodBankBritain
#FoodBanks
#BenefitClaimants
#Benefits
#UniversalCredit
#Disabled
#LongTermSick
#Poverty

Labour must raise benefits if they want to 'get Britain working again'
https://www.bigissue.com/news/social-justice/dwp-benefits-support-get-britain-working/

#Labour
#NHS
#WaitingLists
#DWP
#BenefitRates
#Sanctions
#GetBritainWorking
#FoodBankBritain
#FoodBanks
#BenefitClaimants
#Benefits
#UniversalCredit
#LongTermSick
#Disabled
#Poverty

Labour's plan to get people off PIP, Universal Credit and into work and what it means for you - Daily Record

My note: PIP isn't meant to be an out of work benefit & many disabled use it to help them get to work etc.

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/lifestyle/money/labours-plan-people-pip-universal-33183343?int_source=amp_continue_reading&int_medium=amp&int_campaign=continue_reading_button#amp-readmore-target

#PIP
#PIPReform
#Labour
#UniversalCredit

Major DWP PIP overhaul will lead to cuts in Universal Credit and other benefits - Birmingham Live
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/major-dwp-pip-overhaul-lead-29273532

#DWP
#Tories
#PIP
#PIPReform
#UniversalCredit
#BlueBadge
#Motability
#ESA
#CarersAllowance
#BenefitCap

Universal Credit: 180,000 stripped of DWP benefits in latest move
https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2024/05/21/dwp-has-now-stripped-over-180000-people-of-their-benefits-in-forced-move-to-universal-credit/

#UniversalCredit
#HousingBenefit
#ESA
#JSA
#IncomeSupport
#IncomeBasedESA
#IncomeBasedJSA
#LegacyBenefits
#WorkingTaxCredit
#DWP
#ManagedMigration
#BenefitsStopped
#ForcedMigration
#Destitution
#ParliamentaryWorkAndPensionsSelectCommittee
#WarOnThePoor
#SavingMoneyByCuttingClaimants

Government plunging single mothers into deeper financial instability with new benefit overhauls, campaigners charge | Morning Star
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/government-plunging-single-mothers-deeper-financial-instability-new-benefit-overhauls

#SingleMums
#SingleParents
#FinancialInsecurity
#Benefits
#UniversalCredit
#Poverty
#Turn2Us
#Sunak
#WarOnDisabled
#WarOnTheDisabled
#WarOnTheChronicallyIll
#PIP
#DWP

Swapping benefits for vouchers is just another way for the government to infantalise us - Opera News Official
http://opr.news/1bc458c8240507en_gb?link=1&client=mini

#Benefits
#Vouchers
#Infantalisation
#PIP
#PIPNotAnOutOfWorkBenefit
#Scapegoating
#WarOnTheChronicallyIll
#WarOnTheDisabled
#WarOnDisabled
#Scope
#Autonomy
#Tories
#UKGov
#WaitingLists
#NHS
#Austerity
#UniversalCredit

Mum thought she had chest infection - months later she was diagnosed with 'first cancer of its kind in world'
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/other/mum-thought-she-had-chest-infection-months-later-she-was-diagnosed-with-first-cancer-of-its-kind-in-world/ar-BB1k5Fzj?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=e4383d23362f4cd99697124ecea0970c&ei=12

#Cancer
#Chest
#Ovaries
#FluidOnTheLung
#ChestInfection
#Antibiotics
#Appendix
#Bowel
#Rectum
#GobletCell
#UniversalCredit
#Donations

@Nonog This is why #UniversalBasicIncome is so necessary and should be globally persued actively ASAP! 🤑🌍😉 #UBI #UBI4ALL #UniversalCredit #BasicIncome #RentaMinima #IMV

to not need the living expenses bit. You won't solve the staffing issues by trying to force UC claimants in to work even more than those fit for work & not unpaid carers already are. And you are not going to solve staffing crises if a lot of staff are quiting, as is happening in the NHS, for example.
#Tories
#UC
#UniversalCredit
#StaffShortage
#Disabled
#ChronicallyIll

Universal Credit: DWP plans could cut 632,000 people's benefits
#UniversalCredit
#DWP
#WarOnThePoor
#WarOnTheDisabled
#Disability
#ChronicallyIll
#WorkCapabilityAssessment
#WCA
#PIP
#LimitedCapabilityForWork
#LCWRA
#NoSickDisabilityUCWithoutPIP
#WorkCoachesAssessingWorkCapability
#WorkCoaches
#NoESAWithoutPIP
#PIPsRigidCriteria
#DenialOfBenefits
#StoppingBenefitsDoesntGetPeopleInToWork
https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2023/05/26/the-dwps-latest-universal-credit-plans-could-see-it-stop-632000-peoples-benefits/

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A government creating poverty

As inflation hits new heights, Universal Credit sanctions are driving record numbers of people into destitution.
#UniversalCredit
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#UniversalCreditLoans

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