In news that will strike fear into the hearts of many, the UK Government is set to unveil more than £6 billion catastrophic cuts to the welfare budget which will mean those unable to work will lose money, during a massive price rise and cost of living crisis..
The plans, revealed by ITV News https://www.itv.com/news/2025-03-07/government-to-make-6bn-welfare-savings-with-benefits-shake-up, will see £5bn in cuts by making it harder to qualify for the disability benefit Personal Independence Payment (PIP).
PIP is not linked to work but is awarded to help with the additional costs of disabilities. The Labour Government is also set to freeze PIP payments next year so that they do not rise with inflation. There will also be changes to the way Universal Credit is calculated. The basic rate paid to those searching for work will be raised, while the rate for those who are judged as unfit for work will be cut. The remaining £1bn will reportedly come through “a major investment for employment support for those who are looking for a job”.
Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall previously said that “there are people who shouldn’t be on benefits who are taking the mickey”. Yes, they're called 'The Royal Family' and currently UK Labour who are truly "taking the mickey"
What everyone needs to grasp that legacy welfare benefits, Carer's Allowance, Universal Credit and PIP are currently woefully inadequate. nly last week the United Nations called out the inadequacies of the UK’s disability benefits system. PIP and ESA don’t cover basic costs. Disabled people are already being pushed into extreme poverty by Tory welfare cuts.Any changes to benefits should support, not disadvantage, those with disabilities or long-term conditions.The welfare state is supposed to provide a safety net, not punish people for being disabled or out of work.
Another thing people seem to forget is that British people are entitled to £23 billion pounds more in benefits payments than they actually claim. The public purse is billions better off because folks who need and are are entitled to support opt to struggle through solo. That's the real story of benefits in Britain.
If these announcements are actually true it's one of total shame for the Labour Party who will have revealed themselves to be totally morally corrupt sociopaths, they are currently giving billions to Ukraine, while planning to take billions from the Disabled. It's simply outrageous. Especially when you consider that Keith Starmer is only doing it for profit.
Labour recently signed a 100-year business deal with Ukraine. This is a warped ideological decision, not an economic one. the labour party just wants poor, old and disabled people to die.
The combination of Labours welfare cuts, almost all aimed at the disabled, their unashamed pro-Israel policy and the rest of their capitulations to power, privilege and wealth means no one with any pretensions to decency can remain within the party. Starmer has torn the heart and soul out of the party and it has no reason to exist any more.
Labour figures including Anas Sarwar, when asked why they are cutting welfare, are parroting the same slogan. "The clue's in the name. Labour. We're the party of work." There isn't any Labour party anymore. There are just three right wing parties. Reform, Labour and the Tories.
If you had any hope that the Labour party we all used to know; the one who gave us the NHS and the welfare state, who stood behind the workers and the people, was still here then this will finally kill that idea. The old Labour Party would have fought tooth and nail to help those in need but this lot seems instead of tackling the root of soaring living costs hellbent on sadistically hurting us.
Am absolutely disgusted at the Labour Party for even thinking that it's acceptable to try and balance the books at the expense of some of the poorest and most vulnerable people in society. Shame on them and anyone who thinks it's acceptable just because they aren't the Tories.
However hard they try to defend this, however they try to spin this, however they try to hide what they are doing in double talk their behaviour is evil and immoral in every sense of the word ,it's bad enough they support genocide. At least the Tories told us to our faces what they were doing; this shower lie, deceive and plot our deaths.
The cost-of-living crisis has hit those of us already experiencing poverty the hardest. Slashing billions from welfare will not help people into work or save money, We must continue to resist reforms that target and harm the vulnerable, mentally ill, disabled people, among us, that will only further deepen poverty and further exacerbating distress.
Why is this Government so reluctant to tax those who can afford to be taxed more, the mega-wealthy, who wouldn't even feel a 1 or 2% on their income? Crucifying and scapegoating the poor is not the answer. it's not reform, just a heartless unnecessarily cruel measure.
Plans to slash billions from welfare spending is an outrageous attack on the poorest. Imagine living with a disability, relying on essential mobility aids and medication, and already facing overwhelming expenses. Now, the Government wants to make huge cuts to our welfare system, which experts warn will push more people with disabilities into poverty.
Charities and even 80 Labour MPs, a fifth of the party, oppose these plans. We need to show the public’s voice with a huge petition saying NO to these cruel cuts. The welfare system is meant to support us when we need it most. Think about having an accident that left you struggling with high costs and then the Government slashed your support. We can’t let this happen - these cuts must be stopped in their tracks.
Opposing the removal of £6 billion from disabled people and some of the most vulnerable in society isn’t about being left or right—inside or outside Labour. It’s about basic decency. Please sign the following petition.
Spot on Dave.
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