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Disabledandtired

@disabledandtired.bsky.social

🚨‼️ @alexballingermp.bsky.social must be added to #Unseat2029 campaign for betraying his #disabled constituents in #Halesowen. His CALLOUS ⬇️ support for policies pushing 750,000 into #Destitution means he stands NO chance—our disabled population outnumbers his TINY majority. #GE2029 #BallingerOut

July 12, 2025 at 11:41 AM

Disabledandtired

@disabledandtired.bsky.social

🚨‼️ @AlexBallingerMP:
3,200 errors in Mar ‘25 DWP Customer Support Standards Report (FOI) — DWP admitted errors could affect life chances & its own reputation-LINK⬇️

#UCPIPBill risks repeating this HARM to #DisabledLives . Do the right thing-
#VoteNo #BinUCBill #ScrapTheBill

#DisabilityBenefits

Screenshot of ipaper report analysing the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) customer support standards, obtained via Freedom of Information request. The report, titled “DWP identifies dozens of failures in handling of self-harm and suicidal claimants,” highlights that DWP staff repeatedly failed to meet new customer support standards designed to protect vulnerable claimants. It details that in a sample of thousands of claims, staff followed correct procedures only 62% of the time, missing key steps such as providing reasonable adjustments and following escalation protocols for claimants at risk of self-harm or suicide. The report emphasises that these failures put disabled people at serious risk, with many incidents linked to preventable harm and deaths.
Source: iNews, “DWP identifies dozens of failures in handling of self-harm and suicidal claimants.”
Link: https://inews.co.uk/news/dwp-admits-dozens-failures-self-harm-suicidal-claimants-3785956

July 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM

Disabledandtired

@disabledandtired.bsky.social

#disabilitybenefits actually provide a boost to the economy: spending on benefits shouldn’t be seen as drain on public finances but as investment in economic growth @z2ktrust.bsky.social @pbe.co.uk ⬇️

#UKGov’s narrow focus on rising costs misses the bigger picture

🛑MPs must #VoteNo & #BinUCBill

Excerpt from a quote by Ayla Ozmen, Director of Policy and Campaigns at Z2K trust, featured in the Pro Bono Economics report. The quote states: “These findings show that the narrow focus on the rising cost of disability benefits misses the bigger picture. The report reveals that disability benefits actually provide a boost to the economy: spending on disability benefits should be seen not as a drain on public finances but as an investment in economic growth. Instead of focusing on how to make short-term savings by reducing financial support for disabled people, the government needs to recognise the wider economic gains of disability benefits and instead concentrate on ensuring support is available to everyone who needs it.”
Source: Pro Bono Economics, “Economic value of disability benefits outweighs the cost – new report.”
Link: https://pbe.co.uk/media_office/economic-value-of-disability-benefits-outweighs-the-cost-new-report/

July 8, 2025 at 8:26 AM

Disabledandtired

@disabledandtired.bsky.social

🚨What to #tellyourMP before 3rd reading #UCPIPBill : #UC protection may be only temporary for 600,000 current claimants who get #UChealth element but don’t get #PIP daily living .They may not be protected once #WCA is abolished & PIP DL is gateway to #UChealth in 2028 ⬇️ #DisabilityBenefits

Screenshot of a highlighted passage from the Benefits and Work news page. The text reads: “The UC protection may be only temporary for 600,000 current claimants who get the UC health element but don’t get PIP daily living component. They may not be protected once the work capability assessment abolished and PIP daily living is the gateway to UC health in 2028.”
Source: Benefits and Work, “What to tell your MP before the third reading.”
Link: https://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/what-to-tell-your-mp-before-the-third-reading

July 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM

Disabledandtired

@disabledandtired.bsky.social

🚨‼️Stop cuts to #UniversalCredit for #disabled people aged 16 - 21

Write to your MP now to sign the reasonable amendment to decline the second reading to #KillTheBill &
#STOPTHECUTS

#DisabilityBenefits #LCWRA #UCHealth #DisabilityRights @disrebellion.bsky.social

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June 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM

Disabledandtired

@disabledandtired.bsky.social

The system doesn’t need to be harsh to be effective.
Our framework puts people first, recognising the unique needs of individuals with #MECFS
Real reform starts with listening @StripyLightCIC
#DignityByDesign

#DisabilityBenefits #pwME #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #Disabled

bit.ly/3G51vLr

June 22, 2025 at 1:54 AM

Disabledandtired

@disabledandtired.bsky.social

🚨One-size-fits-all assessments fail real people  We’ve built a framework shaped by lived experience, not assumptions  It’s time to treat claimants with dignity respect & understanding @stripylightcic.bsky.social ⬇️
  #DignityByDesign #DisabilityBenefits #MECFS #DisabilityRights #UK

bit.ly/3G51vLr

June 22, 2025 at 1:41 AM

Disabledandtired

@disabledandtired.bsky.social

🚨‼️New: @stripylightcic.bsky.social launched a groundbreaking framework for DWP #MECFS #DisabilityBenefits assessments. Less bias, more accuracy, better use of public funds. The DWP MUST listen to lived experience ⬇️
#DignityByDesign

#disabled #Disability #DisabilityInclusion

bit.ly/3G51vLro

Cover page of a report titled “Enhancing the Benefit Assessment Process for Individuals with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (M.E.)” by Stripy Lightbulb CIC. Below the title, there is an image of many colorful interlocking gears of different sizes.
Source: Stripy Lightbulb CIC, https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CR4I_piIIX3imewL-B91i6l8xYNw7-aKUCQhXyLGLUg/edit?usp=sharing

June 22, 2025 at 12:55 AM

Disabledandtired

@disabledandtired.bsky.social

🚨 #UKGov’s cruel #DisabilityBenefits cuts/changes—#UC #WCA #ESA #LCWRA #JSA #PIP—in #PathwaysToWork #GreenPaperProposals will cost the #NHS, #Housing, #Carers, #SocialServices, #Councils #Emergency & more ⬇️

🛑 #StopTheCuts
#DisabilityRebellion #TaxTheRich #WelfareNotWarfare #TakingThePIP

Infographic titled “The Hidden Cost: The Pressure on Public Services.” It highlights the consequences of losing disability-related benefits such as PIP, LCWRA, or Carers Element, including increased reliance on local authorities for care funding, faster health decline leading to greater demand for adult social care and NHS services, loss of protections like benefit cap and council tax reduction, challenges for local authorities in charging policy, and the impact of employment on care contributions due to earnings disregard. The infographic uses simple icons for each point and cites Policy in Practice as the source . Link : https://policyinpractice.co.uk/blog/the-impact-of-planned-disability-reforms-on-local-authorities-and-the-nhs/

June 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM

Disabledandtired

@disabledandtired.bsky.social

🚨Infographic briefing the many deceptive, exclusionary & unlawful #DisabilityBenefits cuts/changes in #PathwaysToWork #GreenPaperProposals 👇🏼
#TellYourMP :
#VoteAgainst ALL proposals & #SaveDisabledLives

#UC #WCA #LCWRA #PIP #ESA #Carers #DisabilityRights #UK #DisabilityRebellion #WelfareNotWarfare

Infographic titled “How the Pathways to Work Green Paper Slashes Disability Benefits” with the X handle @SamYovan credited at the bottom. The image lists major cuts and changes proposed in the Green Paper, including:
• Scrapping the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) by 2028/29, removing LCWRA as a route to extra Universal Credit support.
• Making the UC health element only available to those who qualify for the PIP daily living component.
• Introducing a new, stricter PIP rule: must score at least 4 points in one daily living activity to qualify.
• Freezing the UC health element for existing claimants and reducing it to £50/week for new claimants from 2026.
• Replacing contribution-based ESA with time-limited Unemployment Insurance.
• Raising the age for young people to access the UC health element and possibly PIP.
• Loss of linked benefits: Carer’s Allowance, Blue Badge, transport discounts, and more if PIP is lost.
The infographic urges viewers to fight these cuts and persuade MPs to vote against the proposals.

May 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM

Disabledandtired

@disabledandtired.bsky.social

Important guidance from Housing Quality Network(HQN) for housing providers supporting #Disabled residents to be hit by the UK Gov’s proposed cruel #DisabilityBenefits cuts. Clear, practical, & urgent.

📄 Full response: hqnetwork.co.uk/wp-content/u...

Please share!

#DisabilityRights #PIP #UC #WCA

Screenshot from hqnetwork.co.uk showing a document titled “Pathways to Work Green Paper – effects for housing providers and residents – April 2025.” The section “What can housing providers do?” lists actions such as encouraging benefit claims, providing support with claims, maximising income through discretionary payments, addressing rent arrears, reviewing policies linked to benefits, and responding to consultations. The “Conclusions” section highlights concerns that the proposals may increase anxiety, poverty, and worsen health for disabled people, doubts about expected savings, and notes the potential for falling living standards. It also mentions the lack of measurement for success and states a White Paper with final proposals will follow later in the year

May 26, 2025 at 4:12 AM

Disabledandtired

@disabledandtired.bsky.social

🚨URGENT:
Commons Work & Pensions Committee letter urging pause to #DisabilityBenefits cuts after inquiry. Read full letter & extract👇🏼

Share widely—urge MPs to #VoteAgainst the cuts.

#UC #PIP #LCWRA #ESA #MentalHealth #ChronicIllness #LongCovid #MECFS

committees.parliament.uk/publications...

Extract of Letter from Debbie Abrahams MP, Chair of the Work and Pensions Committee, urging the government to delay changes to PIP eligibility and Universal Credit rates, expand consultation with disabled people and their organisations, and conduct an independent analysis of the impact of proposed cuts. The letter also requests delaying plans to amend PIP eligibility criteria, co-producing new proposals with disabled people, and ensuring no one in need loses support. The letter is signed by Debbie Abrahams and requests a response by 2 June 2025

May 23, 2025 at 12:57 AM

Disabledandtired

@disabledandtired.bsky.social

🚨 @alexballingermp.bsky.social please read this urgent letter from your own @CommonsWorkPen urging a pause to the cruel #DisabilityBenefits cuts. Reflect on your duty to Parliament and to #Disabled people in #Halesowen & beyond. Please #VoteAgainst. Do NOT abstain. #NothingForUsWithoutUs

An extract of Letter from Debbie Abrahams MP, Chair of the Work and Pensions Committee, urging the government to delay changes to PIP eligibility and Universal Credit rates, expand consultation with disabled people and their organisations, and conduct an independent analysis of the impact of proposed cuts. The letter also requests delaying plans to amend PIP eligibility criteria, co-producing new proposals with disabled people, and ensuring no one in need loses support. The letter is signed by Debbie Abrahams and requests a response by 2 June 2025

May 23, 2025 at 12:41 AM

Disabledandtired

@disabledandtired.bsky.social

🚨Evil & deceptive #DisabilityBenefits cuts proposed in the #UKGov ’s “Pathways to Work” Green Paper is marketed as ‘reform’ but is a ‘pathway to DEATH ’ for #disabled people, families inc children.
STOP NOW-Prevent DEATHS 👇🏼 #WelfareNotWarfare @trusselluk.bsky.social @disrightsuk.bsky.social

A news article image from Trussell UK with a green border and image of Liz Kendall speaking , featuring edited text about disability benefits cuts, mentioning £7bn (NOT £5bn)and warning that 3.2 million people could be driven into deeper hardship.

May 22, 2025 at 10:48 AM

Disabledandtired

@disabledandtired.bsky.social

As a #Disabled person, I feel this #UKGovernment is deliberately pushing #disabled people, families & #children into #destitution & death with its immoral #DisabilityBenefits cuts. When even its own #MP s & inquiry demand Stop —what kind of gov continues ? Evil😡

www.itv.com/news/2025-05...