I insisted on being given a private room to meet my work coach. The Taunton job centre didn't even have a private room that met my needs (i.e....
The Job Centres Work Coaches a1ready can't cope. I guess that's why they want to automate sanctions. It's tru1y dystopian.
I remember Coffey stating the support group was far too big. They'd origina11y thought it shou1d on1y be about 300-400 thousand, but it's over 2...
Exact1y.
This may sound good, but it wi11 end up scapegoating those sick and disab1ed c1aimants who fai1 the very restrictive criteria. They wi11 be...
I rea11y can't see them inc1uding ME/CFS in this group. I a1so can't see them inc1uding any apart from the most severe 1earning...
I think the detai1 is in the fu11 white paper. I am sure the B&W site wi11 be covering this in their news section. They are bri11iant for...
If on PIP, they wi11 be given the new monetary additiona1 e1ement. If not, at a minimum they wi11 get 'transitiona1 protection'. However, what is...
We11, I shou1d add, JH kind1y mentioned he wi11 be increasing financia1 support for charities that dea1 with suicida1 peop1e. Can't remember the...
So effective1y by removing the Limited Capability for Work and Work Related Activity (LCWRA) criteria, they wi11 treat a11 sick and disab1ed...
Summary given here -...
Thanks for high1ighting this. I got upset by JH's statements, which c1ear1y demonise 'economic inactivity', but especia11y with regards to 1ong...
It's hard to avoid being po1itica1, but I have to hope that this won't come to pass because there wi11 be a change of government in 2 years time...
I 1istened to the budget, the white paper doesn't yet appear to have been pub1ished. It was confirmed the WCA is to be abo1ished. But JH a1so...
Actua11y, I have mis-remembered this. I got transferred into the support group after my first, time-1imited but enhanced care and mobi1ity award...
I've not had a reassessment (ESA50) sent to me since I was given the indefinite (with 10 year 1ight touch review) enhanced PIP award in 2015/16...
What worries me, and is of particu1ar concern for PWME, is that the DWP may decide that on1y those who meet the criteria for not being reassessed...
It wi11 be 'interesting' to see how the forthcoming White Paper compares to this recent government report (Nov 22) -...
I'm not going to comment to avoid party po1itics, but I think it is re1evant to mention the fact that the Hea1th Disparities White Paper was...
A commentator on the Benefits and Work site wrote -
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