So, who is going to employ all these disabled people the government wants to wean of welfare

[Jimisnotmyname]

Really wondering. Not saying it is necessarily a bad thing to encourage those who can work, to work but as a carer for 2 disabled family members, I am hugely struggling to find another job as nobody is willing to give me any flexibility (which I need as a carer) and there are always candidates who do not need the same accomodations I do. I would imagine that many of those currently not in work because of disability or a health condition, will often need a similar level of flexibility. I just wonder who on the the government think will offer jobs galore on these circumstances??

Most employers would rather leave a position vacant than employ a disabled person.

Awful, isn't it. Thread after thread, running into multiple pages, with some of the most disgusting abuse possible and yet people find your comment the one that they need to police.

I work in a NMW job in a college. It’s not something to be ashamed of. Somebody has to do these jobs. And we’re getting a pay rise again in April. When I worked for local government I didn't get a pay rise for 5 years (had to take a pay cut to keep my job).

Not everyone can get a highly paid job, But you saying people will be ‘forced’ into NMW jobs is not helping those who can work.

Unfortunately a lot of people expect to drop into a job earning big money, even if they haven’t worked for a number of years, and that’s just not realistic for everyone.

People with cancer are denied pip some die then the tribunal finds they should have had pip and give the backpay to the families perfect instead of using it to make life easier they can use it to fucking bury them

If we stopped importing so many migrants there'd be more jobs available for British people.

I know many of these are key workers but many aren't.

Well don't worry your little socks anymore about costing the prison service, with a little bit of luck and more people just like you the prison service won't be needed :-)

Ok you are 100% right. There is no nuance at all. Have you considered a career in Employment Law?

I imagine the shit state of the NHS is contributing to this.

Need a knee op? Wait 5 years. Claim PIP in the meantime as can't function. By the time you get the op, you're almost at retirement age. No one wants to employ a 60 year old who has been out of the work force for 5 years.

Then there's the woeful mental health care, medication not talking therapy. Therefore all the side effects of the medication. Impact on confidence etc, too difficult to get back into work.

If people can't get timely health care, they can't be part of the workforce.

Young people being told that their anxiety and normal growing up is a mental illness. Not being encouraged to face their problems, so they are not able to work. Thinking that when they are anxious, they shouldn't have to do normal every day activities. It's not helpful for them, or society.

Your sweeping comment about putting ‘the autistic’ in public facing roles is pretty offensive.
Why shouldn’t an autistic person work in a public facing role or in retail if they wished to?
Yes autistic people may have some differences in their communication. But being autistic doesn’t mean you’re not sociable / empathetic / intelligent. Everyone’s different. It is a spectrum after all.

This is not the kind of person who will be effected by these changes

I think the lived experiences of disabled people and the realities of the Equality Act need to be given huge weighting. It's all very well shouting "go to work" but the onus is on businesses to support disabled people and provide genuine reasonable adjustments. And realistically very few do because - honestly - it's easier not to. So that'll create a poverty trap as it'll create an illusion people are not looking for work, when actually it's not the case. You can't make yourself well if you're not.

I don't think it's a bad thing. Of course there are many many genuine cases but there are also many many cases of people who have fudged the system as they get more money on disabled benefits thatn they would working.

Ime, some people will do anything they can to work and some people will do anything they can to not work.

You need medical evidence eg medication, Dr letter and therapy. You'll be put in a group where you're sanctioned if you don't find work and you're regularly assessed. It's a lot of work for £90 a week.

The antidote to anxiety is action. Sitting at home with no routine away from people makes depression and anxiety worse.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/dwp-pip-benefit-payments-labour-reeves-b2710913.html

People are dying you lot are celebrating dancing on the graves of the sick

Bloody hell I'm embarrassed to be here these days be grateful for your good health

This exactly.

It doesn’t happen in the NHS and it doesn’t happen in the world of work. This is well known. I wonder if things will need to be tightened up.

Just not admin/clerical, retail and hospitality. Job vacancies in those areas have fallen off a cliff in the last 6 months.

The sectors struggling to fill jobs are qualified / professional / chartered and mostly STEM.

I didn't say that NMW work was anything to be ashamed of. I was saying that people will be forced into it or lose their benefits.

It's a bad thing if you are ill.

Well who is going to employ anyone when the NI, minimum wage, etc have caused huge redundancies and hiring freezes in the private sector? Which, incidentally, is responsible for wiping out all the fiscal headroom. Scare the investors off, get higher rate tax payers to change behaviour and kill growth stone dead - less for everyone. Who knew?

This is just the consequences of the budget filtering through to the state via jobs and welfare. Labour and those who voted for them through some misguided attack in those who have ‘more’ need to own it.

Totally agree. I've suffered with anxiety and depression all my life. But I know work helps me. The routine, the structure, the reason to get out of bed has always helped. Don't get me wrong of course there are days when it's juts too much-then I call in sick or take a holiday.

The benefits system is too easy for some people to choose not to work.

That's disgusting. I'm fully disabled. I work on contract mainly fh. I am thinking of getting an electric wheelchair because I haven't got any better. I want to see the response vis a vis my sticks.

You're funny.

Depends on the anxiety to be honest. I used to compulsively bite my arm when I was panicked. Also blacked out a few times. And once projectile vomited all the way down a train platform (before being carted off in an ambulance).

That was severe CPTSD - now very well managed after a lot of help from CMHT (weekly therapy for 8 months), I still have depression and some residual anxiety but anxiety isn’t always cured simply by going out of the house.