To absolutely hate this government, and what they are doing to our country?

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To absolutely hate this government, and what they are doing to our country?

Strong words but is is how I feel at this point in time. All of them make me feel physically sick. The latest example -

No wonder Labour won't cut benefits. More than half of Burnham's MPs represent seats where claimant count is higher than their Commons majority

https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16147745/No-wonder-Labour-wont-cut-benefits-half-Burnhams-MPs-represent-seats-claimant-count-higher-Commons-majority.html

OPs facts are wrong. Immigration and asylum seekers are down since Labour came to power.
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-system-statistics-year-ending-june-2026/how-many-people-are-in-the-uk-asylum-system
If she followed current affairs shed know this, it’s been well discussed.

Don't use chummy terms 😆 🤣 read back through the thread after you'd gone!

Are you aligning PIP awards with asylum awards?

You have my empathy, I sold up and couldn’t be happier after 20+ years of running a business this government have killed it. To be fair having survived Covid and rishi throwing us under a bus as well I really didn’t think it could get any worse, and here we are.

Chum used to be a dog food.

Like I said, rabbit holes. Not tonight, thanks.

I remember it well. It was a thick paste and very difficult to shake off the spoon.

Maybe stop blindly believing everything published by a right wing pressure group.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqr7djnl3000o

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/pip-claims-uc-health-figures-benefit-changes-timms-welfare-b3050318.html

The above articles were literally published days ago and clearly state only 4.1million claim PIP - that doesn’t equate to 1 in 10.

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-dwp-benefits-statistics-compendium-2026/annual-dwp-benefits-statistics-compendium-2026

The above also shows that in March 2026 the numbers were closer to 3.9 million - again nowhere near one in ten.

And as I’ve said, disabilities aren’t always visible. I guarantee that there are many people in your life who would be considered to have a disability for the purposes of both the equality act and claiming PIP and you wouldn’t have a clue unless they told you - people with cancer, MS, epilepsy, HIV, heart disease, COPD, PTSD - the list is endless.

It’s also a sad fact that at any point in life, you or someone you love could and probably will find yourself unexpectedly suffering with one of these illnesses and struggling to work/cover the extra expenses associated with them, so perhaps don’t be so quick to judge and have a tiny bit of compassion. None of us ever think it’ll happen to us, but trust me it does.

You keep saying 'immigration and asylum seekers'. Putting them together is convenient for you and Labour isn't it? I understand. However asylum seeker numbers have risen since 2023. The stats in my link show as such. I am sorry that disappoints you.

I’m not sure we should be engaging in this chat. I don’t think the OP is ok and this is just stoking her.

A breakdown on the number of cases awaiting an appeal outcome and awaiting removal is not currently available beyond June 2024 due to work on the transition to a new caseworking system

This sounds a bit fishy - no update for two years?

Reform bots are all over the place hey.

Genuine is an adjective that means real, true, and exactly what it appears to be rather than fake, false, or artificial.

'We'?

And which disabilities do you consider genuine and which are non genuine?

Ooo where are they? You must tell MN. Hey.

Working aged population of the UK is around 43m so if that was applied as the denominator to the above figure then it would be 1/10 of that but I have no idea if the same age group is relates to Pip.

You will never get an answer to that. I've tried many times. There's a distinct lack of human kindness with these posters.

Funny how it's always right wing bots that are meant to be on here and never anyone from the left.

You were mocking friendship earlier. Make your mind up.

10 per cent? Most studies suggest than well over 10 per cent have some form of disability. Close to 25%. Even at the beginning of the century, it was estimated at 18%. And I'm referring to people of working age, not the elderly.

Not wanting to leave the house is not on its own a disability, but if it is caused by severe mental illness such as agoraphobia it may be. Autism and ADHD are disabilities; they may or may not add to the expense of daily life sufficiently to justify a PIP award (most people with just ADHD do not receive PIP).

So the number of people estimated to have some form of disability is more than twice the number of people who receive PIP. There are plenty of people who have some form of disability and have never even tried to claim PIP. (Me for instance.) There seems to be a tendency for people to underestimate the numbers of people with some degree of disability or illness and therefore to assume that large numbers of people who seek any form of help or adaptation (not just benefits) are undeserving. And that can result in a lot of unfairness.

I know, I tried asking on another thread, same lack of response.

I assume much of the post-Covid growth is due to NHS waiting lists as it’s reported to be a pattern unique to the UK so it must be due to UK-specific factors.

I think 'post covid growth' is a widespread medical condition. 🤣

One might even say a problem of considerable size.