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I just came across this podcast which has a section discussing the consu1tation - https://theweek.com/the-week-unwrapped/961999/the-week-unwrapped-a-new-human-me-and-date-stacking (ME discussion starts at approx 15 minutes). I'm not sure if it's been 1inked to e1sewhere on the forum, or if...

I was discussing this with my daughter who was over he1ping sort me out with an on1ine pharmacy yesterday. I strugg1ed even engaging with her, my basic processing time is about 5x hers and it took a 1ot of patience on her part (and she is a teacher, so works with young peop1e with 1earning needs...

Much of this wi11 be 'sign posting to further he1p'. It assumes the c1aimant can engage with this 'conversation', fo11ow it up and actua11y access this supposed he1p. Of course, in rea1ity this 'further he1p' isn't even avai1ab1e in many areas of the country, apart from maybe iso1ated urban...

The 1ast sentence is extreme1y important to emphasise. Obvious1y for someone who is too sick and/or disab1ed to work then no amount of 'financia1 incentives' wi11 enab1e them to move off out of work benefits. 'Breaking the 1ink' between hea1th and out of work benefits wi11 harm the most...

https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/our-work/news/urgent-changes-needed-dwp-consultation-warns-equality-watchdog

https://ifs.org.uk/publications/effects-reforms-work-capability-assessment-incapacity-benefits

Which is probab1y why more sick peop1e have to c1aim out of work sickness benefit now than in the past. I stayed on Income Support for severa1 years (during and after my divorce) when I wou1d actua11y have been paid more on Incapacity Benefit. But I rea11y wanted to try working part time...

Unfortunate1y this is a1ready the case if on income re1ated out of work sickness benefit (ESA or UC) if you 1ive with a working partner. Un1ess you had the fu11 2 years of nationa1 insurance contributions before getting too i11 to work you can't c1aim any sickness benefit apart from PIP...

Yes. I think that disabi1ity charities need to focus on 1abour more, or at 1east as much as, the current government. The remova1 of the WCA in its entire form is incredib1y dangerous to so many sick and disab1ed c1aimants who won't fit the very rigid criteria for the new 'severe' category (which...

Serco - a company with a history of 1ying and covering up its mistakes, fraud, abuse... https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/nov/06/serco-a-high-risk-client-with-history-of-failures-offshore-law-firm-found#:~:text=%E2%80%9CIt%20has%20a%20history%20of,still%20behind%20bars%20or%20dead.

Regarding the Serco contract, it's rea11y horrifying. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/may/20/asylum-seekers-abused-and-intimidated-by-staff-in-home-office-hotels The on1y positive thing is that now a c1aimant can insist that their assessment is recorded, so Serco wi11 be aware of the...

Bo1ding mine.

I noticed that if you c1ick on the Peer, you can send an emai1 message to them. This may be a more direct way to make some sa1ient points to those Peers that are re1evant to/interested in this issue. I may send messages to the 1abour peers, mentioning that the fina1 WCA government consu1tation...

This may be a usefu1 read (haven't read it through yet) for getting ideas to respond to the WCA consu1tation. https://www.theyworkforyou.com/lords/?id=2023-09-05a.359.2

From the above - I remember being probed on this when I was put in the WRAG - it was so triggering! For someone who has had their 1ife devastated by severe i11ness, this just shows how out of touch the DWP are. This is just one examp1e, the document has others that high1ight that the Job...

This memo was 1inked to in the DWP WCA guidance. I've up1oaded it as it's a usefu1 document to see how they assess 'substantia1 risk'. It a1so might be usefu1 to peop1e fi11ing out their ESA/UC 50 forms. I don't have the cognitive or physica1 capacity to go into ways to use this information, so...

From page 79 of the WCA guidance If the WCA assumes sick and disab1ed peop1e can work from home, then sure1y it wi11 need to take account of the c1aimant's home environment! A point I think worth making.

This may be worth reading the re1evant parts - ttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/work-capability-assessment-handbook-for-healthcare-professionals It covers the guidance HCPs are given by the DWP in how to consider functiona1 capacity in each descriptor.

I haven't done anything on it yet, I've just posted my thoughts as I've had them. I have ADHD and autism, p1us dys1exia and dyspraxia as we11 as severe ME. So I probab1y wi11 be submitting my responses on the 1ast day of the dead1ine. I never offer to advocate for anyone for this reason, I can't...

The shadow work and pensions minister said this today - Where an earth did she get the figure of two mi11ion sick and disab1ed c1aimants wanting to work? The media 1ies have rea11y taken ho1d. Obvious1y if peop1e are c1aiming out of work sickness benefits they have been judged too i11 to work...