Breaking news 🚨 Liz Kendall, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, has just confirmed plans to make cuts to disability benefits. This would affect some of the most vulnerable in our society and could push more people with mental health problems into poverty. 1/6 - ThreadSky

mindcharity.bsky.social • 9 days ago

Breaking news 🚨

Liz Kendall, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, has just confirmed plans to make cuts to disability benefits. This would affect some of the most vulnerable in our society and could push more people with mental health problems into poverty. 1/6

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mindcharity.bsky.social•9 days ago

We’re looking through the Green Paper that’s come out today and will update you on the details as soon as we can. 2/6

mindcharity.bsky.social•9 days ago

In the meantime, please remember that these changes wouldn’t start affecting people for at least a year. And at that point, they would first focus on people newly applying for benefits. 3/6

mindcharity.bsky.social•9 days ago

There will be a consultation on some of the changes. It’s open for submissions now ⬇ 4/6
https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=6fbxllcQF0GsKIDN_ob4w8sPhcBFC_lLibLhGndbUv9UN0Y4UTYzNUVVM0lFUThFWFM3VVEwSFJPMCQlQCN0PWcu&route=shorturl

mindcharity.bsky.social•9 days ago

We know these potential changes can feel uncertain and worrying. We’re doing everything we can to speak up and fight for people with mental health problems. 5/6

mindcharity.bsky.social•9 days ago

If you’re affected by these updates and need to talk to someone, call our support line on
0300 102 1234 💙 6/6

suzysomebody.bsky.social•9 days ago

Whose consultation is this? It's not clear on the form or in your comment here.

nergiegruntfuttock.bsky.social•9 days ago

Can i just ask on this point. They say thing will start from Nov '26. My award is till Dec '26 so obviously will get the form well before that. Will I be on new system or old? We have a lot of upheaval in our lives right now and this makes planning impossible.

dogtorapproximate.bsky.social•9 days ago

It will all be in the details . Things like the one application for UC and PIP seem to benefit applicants . People are angry but I don't have detail I need for anger - just fear atm .

suzysomebody.bsky.social•9 days ago

Sad to see Kendall, Reeves and co darkening the name of the Labour Party with such inhumane policy. We must vote them into oblivion in 2029.

labourrightwatch.bsky.social•8 days ago

#WelfareNotWarfare #EndLabourWarOnDisabledPeople https://bsky.app/profile/paulapeters19.bsky.social/post/3lkivaomuus2h

theanthonymark.bsky.social•9 days ago

Absolutely disgusting. People voted to get rid of the Tories and were still stuck with them.

birdswing.bsky.social•9 days ago

This is a Tory wet dream of a policy, I'm not sure they'd even consider anything as extreme. It's sickening and we've got 4 more years of this LINO party

theanthonymark.bsky.social•9 days ago

They’re the Hard Labour Party, as in they want to make ill and disabled people do Hard Labour.

trudi.bsky.social•9 days ago

wisewench.bsky.social•9 days ago

The most severely disabled people are protected from the continual reassessment which was so bad for mental health. That is an improvement.

littlegemstudio.bsky.social•9 days ago

My disabled daughter, who has a myriad of physical and mental health problems because SHE WAS FUCKING TRAUMATISED IN AN ATTACK will have to prove to a total stranger that she deserves to afford pizza occasionally when she’s in too much pain to cook. How. Bloody. Trumpian. #Labour #dontpunchdown #PIP

yrotitna.bsky.social•9 days ago

This is the sort of performative cruelty we have come to expect from the Tories. Disappointed to see it happen on Labour’s watch!

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