Campaigners have warned that nearly 600,000 disabled people could be at risk from the next round of the government’s benefit cuts.

McFadden misleads The Telegraph "Last thing we want to do is assess a snapshot...assess once & that’s the end of it” Wrong! The WCA is a RIGOUROUS & REPEATED process "Youngsters mustn't be abandoned on sickness benefits" Wrong! Only 73,685 under 22s receive sickness benefits (1.6%) #CareNotCuts

FOI exposes the DWP regularly denying PIP to disabled people at risk of suicide An FOI has revealed that over 100,000 disabled people who are at risk of suicide have been refused PIP by the DWP www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

🚨UN Special Rapporteur slams UK Gov over #UCHealth & #disabilitybenefits👇🏼 Gov must respond truthfully—unlike past lies to UN—esp. as #LCW #LCWRA #ESA face axe in #AutumnWhitePaper Read/share urgently. Lives depend on it. #UCBill #PIP #UCAct #CareNotCuts

🚨 Petition:Don’t let UKGov scrap #WorkCapabilityAssessment This’s a direct threat to #LCWRA #ESA + #DisabilityBenefits in the Autumn White Paper. It may not stop it but silence definitely won’t Sign & share ⬇️ #Disabled #PathwaysToWork #WCA #Disability petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72....

Most disability advocates are disabled people themselves. They are struggling whilst trying to advocate for themselves and for others. It’s okay to have time off, and disabled people shouldn’t bear the sole responsibility for fighting for survival in an ableist society.

As someone who has lived with health conditions for a long time, I can honestly say that, for me, false hope and "optimism" is far worse than simple honesty - even if that honesty is "There's nothing we can do" Getting your hopes up only to have them dashed is soul destroying

Disabled people who cannot work already receive less than what is considered a survival amount of money in benefits in the UK. Yet it seems many think even this is “too much”. Because they are disgusting ghouls who want us dead.

Disability Rebellion and Crips Against Cuts will also be holding online protests at the same time for those who cannot attend in person. #WelfareNotWarfare #GenocideAbroadDemocideAtHome #CareNotCuts #DisabilityRebellion

Join the @Dis_PPL_Protest protest outside the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool When - Monday September 29th @ 12pm Where - The Wheel of Liverpool, L3 4FN

I am fearful & feel sick to my stomach Every Single Day because the community I'm part of is ALONE At least when the Tories were in power Labour pretended to care & fought back Many of us see where this is heading: ESA 2.0 Help us or a lot of us will die OPPOSE AUTUMN WHITE PAPER 🧵 #CareNotCuts

Coroner concluded Stephen Carre took his own life due to being found "fit for work" Highlights IMMENSE DANGER of changing incapacity benefits assessments Labour are about to risk this happening AGAIN to >584,000 OPPOSE AUTUMN WHITE PAPER #CareNotCuts www.disabilitynewsservice.com/wca-death-sc...

🚨 Labour want to scrap the Work Capability Assessment & make Daily Living PIP the gateway DWP FOI: 584,000 LCW/LCWRA/ESA claimants tried & failed to qualify for Daily Living PIP A further 500,000 have never tried to qualify for DL PIP so are also at risk OPPOSE AUTUMN WHITE PAPER! #CareNotCuts

🚨New DWP FOI LCW/LCWRA/ESA Substantial Risk cohort are less likely to be in receipt of DL PIP & have a higher DL PIP qualification failure rate 50.3% are not in receipt of DL PIP Vs 36% of all 'Health Element' 29.6% tried & failed to qualify for DL PIP Vs 23% of all 'Health Element' #CareNotCuts

THE FIGHT IS NOT OVER to protect chronically ill & disabled people A White Paper is due in the next few weeks expected to dismantle incapacity benefits (LCW/LCWRA/ESA) DON'T REPEAT SAME MISTAKES THAT LED TO THE UC ACT 2025 READ 👇 & OPPOSE! #CareNotCuts lurgeelife.wordpress.com/2025/08/17/t...

Campaigners have warned that nearly 600,000 disabled people could be at risk from the next round of the government’s welfare reforms. The figures relate to the DWP's plans to abolish the Work Capability Assessment (WCA). By me, for the Big Issue: www.bigissue.com/news/social-...

1.1m Health Element (LCW/LCWRA/ESA) are NOT in receipt of Daily Living PIP DWP FOI: 584,000 tried & failed DL PIP Last time a reassessment method changed for 1m claimants (2010-2013) 🚨 600 people died by suicide 🚨 Suicide attempts DOUBLED STOP LABOUR FROM REPEATING THIS DEVASTATION #CareNotCuts

Please read & share 👇 Powerful article by Chaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social WCA scrappage risks 600,000 chronically ill & disabled losing lifeline support & protections The 'Health Element' (LCW/LCWRA/ESA) are gravely at risk OPPOSE AUTUMN WHITE PAPER www.bigissue.com/news/social-...

I've created a letter template for you to use to express concern to your MP about the autumn White Paper which will target the 'Health Element' (LCW/LCWRA/ESA) See the link below 👇 Copy the text from the webpage & paste into an email or Word document lurgeelife.wordpress.com/2025/08/30/l...

I haven't been on Bluesky for a while because I don't have the capacity to maintain accounts on here & on X I've recently started writing blogs about what Labour have done & are still planning to do to chronically ill & disabled welfare claimants So if you're interested 👇 lurgeelife.wordpress.com

🚨 My new blog is about the 5 remaining Green Paper proposals likely to be in this autumn's White Paper It looks at each individual 'Health Element' (LCW/LCWRA/ESA) proposal & the corresponding key impacts 👇 OPPOSE THE WHITE PAPER! #DisabilityBenefits lurgeelife.wordpress.com/2025/08/17/t...

I've written a blog about the Universal Credit Standard Allowance, the probable new rates following the Universal Credit Bill, it's continuing failure to meet the cost of essentials, and the restrictive Benefit Cap #UniversalCredit lurgeelife.wordpress.com/2025/08/12/i...

I've written a blog about the Universal Credit Bill, the anticipated autumn White Paper & both the Severe Conditions Criteria & Substantial Risk subgroups. There's also a table listing each Health Element group so you can check impacts 👇 #LCWRA #LCW #ESA lurgeelife.wordpress.com/2025/07/25/w...

*Reminder* Labour are legislating to punish impoverished ill/disabled citizens: ➡️ 46% of Daily Living PIP claimants at risk of losing benefits ➡️ 80%* of LCWRA/ESA claimants at risk of losing benefits ➡️ Only £424pcm (UC Basic Rate) + sanctions for jobseeking non-compliance #LocalElections

Local Elections in England are TOMORROW (1 May 2025) I'd recommend searching for Local Election Results 2021 + Council name Each Council website should list Vote Share breakdown for 2021 Then check who is standing this year here 👇 #LocalElections www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

You cannot feel empowered or secure enough to effectively jobseek on UC Basic Rate of £424pcm, especially when ill/disabled & under duress of sanctions But that's what the Labour Government are proposing for 80%* of claimants who will no longer qualify for UC Health Element (LCWRA/ESA)

Labour are wrong to claim too many Young People are on Disability Benefits 👇 ➡️ Only 6% of LCW/LCWRA & ESA WRAG/SG cohort are under 25 (2,969,411 Total: 173,584 are under 25) ➡️ Only 13% of Daily Living PIP are under 25 (2,968,667 Total: 377,044 are under 25) #WelfareNotWarfare

Sept 2024: Universal Declaration of Human Rights "still inspires me as PM...speaks about our inherent dignity, the very essence of what it is to be human, of equal and inalienable rights" Labour's war on #DisabilityBenefits: er who's gonna tell him?

🧵 Main takeaways from 2nd Work & Pensions Committee on "Get Britain Working..." proposals: Headlines: ➡️ Unjustifiable rush to push legislation through without all impact assessments ➡️ Employers need clarity on Reasonable Adjustment responsibility Vs Government responsibility

🧵Main takeaways from Work & Pensions Committee on "Pathways to Work...": Headlines: ➡️ Proposals will increase distrust between claimants & welfare system: won't improve employment prospects for those moved from LCWRA/ESA to Basic UC. ➡️ Financial cuts are not answer either

Work & Pensions Committee happening today at 4pm to discuss "Pathways to Work..." AKA #DisabilityBenefits cuts/reforms Green Paper Predictably didn't get any response to my thread below on the matter. Watch live here: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...

Great segment on Natasha Devon's LBC show last night explaining why Supreme Court ruling on legal definition of a woman is not only devastating for trans women but is also a massive own goal for feminism. Definitely worth a listen from the 8pm point 🏳️‍⚧️ www.globalplayer.com/catchup/lbc/...

Some considerations for the contentious Government claim that existing LCWRA/ESA will be "protected" from worst of welfare cuts/reforms 🧵

This DWP FOI from 14 Apr 2025 details the PIP assessment change impact on LCWRA cohorts (& PIP impact): ➡️ 80% of UC Health claimants (LCWRA & LCWRA+PIP) would lose ALL ENTITLEMENT ➡️ 2.5m Total UC Health claimants ➡️ 2m are without PIP or with PIP but score < 4 points = 80%

What in the holy f***. The fabric of our society is being systematically torn to shreds. The patriarchal doctrine wins again and everyone else is expected to burn. What is happening.

*BREAKING* DWP FOI reply (14 Apr 25) reveals benefits claimants affected by 4 point rule: 🧵 ➡️ May 2024: 32.1% of LCWRA with PIP scored min 4 points in at least one daily living activity ➡️ Jan 2025: 54% of PIP recipients scored a min of 4 points #DisabilityBenefits

"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored" - Aldous Huxley There exists a hierarchy of truth tellers.

DWP impact assessment claims: ➡️ 3.7m Total PIP claimants (2025) ➡️ 370,000 (10%) PIP claimants affected by qualification changes ➡️ 4m Total "Health Element" claimants (2.5m LCW/RA + 1.5m ESA, 2025) ➡️ 2.25m (56%) "Health Element" claimants affected by entitlement freeze www.gov.uk/government/c...

We cannot have a better society unless those with the lowest income have a larger share of the income of the UK. When will politicians realise that this is the path to growth and the path to justice, which they should want, or why are they in office? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/04...

"At least 80 Labour MPs are at risk of losing their majorities over proposed welfare cuts...the changes “pose a real electoral risk”" *Human life at risk* Labour MP: 🤷‍♀️ *MP job at risk* Labour MP: 😩 Tells you everything you need to know. Sickening. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Labour's war on #DisabilityBenefits is lethal: 1. In-work PIP claimants scoring < 4 points will likely lose job 2. LCWRA/ESA claimants (incl. some PIP) scoring < 4 points will lose top-up benefit ALL end up on Universal Credit basic rate of £420pcm ➡️ Health degradation ➡️ Sanctioned ➡️ Fatal

Three legal firms exploring challenges to UK disability benefit cuts. Crucial fight for rights? ⚖️ More info: www.disabilitynewsservice.com/three-firms-... #DisabilityRights #UKPolitics #SocialJustice #LegalChallenge

“Prior to the publication of the green paper, the DPO forum made it clear to the disability minister that no cuts to disability benefits would be in line with supporting disabled people to have a minimum quality of life. This has been ignored.” www.disabilitynewsservice.com/three-firms-...

First long-term study on unconditional basic income shows it improves happiness & mental health & recipients don't reduce working hours more than others Yet the UK are bulldozing in opposite direction: imposing punitive £ cuts & policies on the most vulnerable basicincometoday.com/the-first-ge...

Amnesty & 21 orgs in DPO Forum England have sent open letter to Gov warning benefit cuts will be “incredibly dangerous for disabled people”, raising concerns about questions asked within consultation. Only 11 of 22 changes are explicitly included in the consultation www.bigissue.com/news/social-...

Btw the absolute worst thing you can do in an economic downturn is to take money from the poorest and most vulnerable... Those who spend literally all their money in the local and national economy.

We're aiming to get my petition calling for the protection for Disabled people from these proposed Disability cuts to 10,000 signatures by Sunday night, so it's the first thing Labour see on Monday morning. Please sign it #WelfareNotWarfare #DisabilityCuts petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

More cases of Labour being defeated from the left, please

I can guarentee you that if the Green Party had the same Media coverage as Reform they would be top of the polls and Reform would be nowhere.