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AIBU to think that those with disabilities are being hit particularly hard by the cuts ?p

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BigChocFrenzy · 21/01/2016 22:10

Just 3 of many grim reports:

Because her care package was slashed, Rachel has to sleep some nights in her wheelchair, in pain, cannot get enough to eat and was diagnosed as malnourished.
Is the aim to kill her off, to save money ?

Luke who had schizophrenia and was unable to perform many simple daily tasks, committed suicide after his incapacity benefit was removed and his housing benefit cut.
Well that worked. He's dead now. No more costs.

Nick who has advanced MS cannot walk, feed himself or talk. The DWP said he would lose his benefits if he did not attend an interview.
Since he can only communicate by blinking, he was saved by having a partner who could phone on his behalf.
Curses, the Master Plan was foiled there.
Never mind, the DWP will try again later. He's too expensive to live.

How did we come to this ?
All in our name ?

OP posts:
Bexster02 · 14/02/2017 22:07

SUPER ur mp sounds a right twat . Thats terrible but ppl like that dont care as their own wallets will be as fat as anything x

PinkCrystal · 15/02/2017 10:54

Yanbu. But this is what tory voters wanted. Some people are just so selfish and believe media crap about the undeserving poor

MissingMySleep · 15/02/2017 11:07

when people vote they are maybe voting on one particular issue, it doesn't mean that they agree with everything that party stands for

I am not a tory voter

but this is the fault of ministers and the government, and the majority of the populace are unaware of what is going on

you cannot blame them for what they do not know

what I want to know is why is this not in the news, then people WOULD know what is happening and it would inform them next time it comes to voting

SeriousSteve · 15/02/2017 15:43

So my DW is undergoing transition from DLA to PIP. She's been on DLA around 20 years. She requested a home visit with her claim pack - Capita sent her an appointment to attend. She's rang them and explained to be told she'd need a doctors letter for them to arrange this.

On explaining our GP no longer provides these she was told it wasn't their problem!

So more fucking bastard shitting stress. Losing her allowance would really fuck us up big time. Fucked off.

Bexster02 · 15/02/2017 19:24

I sgreeMISSJNG . all the crap that os going on should be in the media but the media will always be controlled by the government so youbcant bloody win x

Bexster02 · 15/02/2017 19:26

Thays discusting STEVE . cant believe that . Everything is so tight now . Up to mow fongers crossed my doc slways fights for me xx

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