Mental health survivor, researcher, writer, activist, amateur artist and cat lover. she/her
London, England
Joined September 2009
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#TakingThePIP
Kendall says PIP changes βcuts to usβ will be coming in 2026
inews.co.uk/news/politics/piβ¦
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MP's can clearly see that cuts to disability support are wrong, that it won't lead to increased employment & may cost them their seats.
Ministers have become overly obsessed with self imposed fiscal rules & blinded themselves the immorality of these cuts
theguardian.com/politics/202β¦
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Tarassenko's claims completely dismiss the realities of patients' experiences: βThere is no evidence that the appropriate use of the Oxevision technology is a contributory factor to the death of any inpatients. Patient experience of Oxevision has been very positive.β
We know from our experience, and our conversations with other patients with experience of Oxevision, how harmful the system can be. To hear of people losing their life while under Oxehealth monitoring is devastating
Our thoughts are with their loved ones
theguardian.com/society/2025β¦
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Just a reminder that the DWP itself estimates the PIP fraud rate at 0%
Alison πββ¬πββ¬ π retweeted
I did not expect in my lifetime to see the backlash against feminism, the re-emergence of such blatant racism and now, the vicious assault on people with disabilities and/or mental health problems. While far from perfect, we had made so progress as a society. This is very grim.
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Join us!
This is your last call for tomorrow's @AsylumMagUK spring issue launch! With guest editors @StopOxevision and contributors joining to share readings and discussion, it's set to be an incredible evening.
Taking place online from 6.30-7.30, register below.
nsun.org.uk/news/asylum-x-stβ¦
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Sixteen disability charities have written an open letter to Rachel Reeves expressing alarm at reports that the government is planning to cut PIP. The impact of the proposed cuts could be βdevastatingβ, pushing 700,000 disabled households into poverty.
scope.org.uk/campaigns/open-β¦
Alison πββ¬πββ¬ π retweeted
Reports suggest the government plans to cut PIP (disability benefit) by up to Β£5bn, potentially pushing 700,000 disabled households into poverty.
16 leading charities, including the Trussell Trust, Scope, and Mind, warn of a "catastrophic impact."
Slashing support without fixing broken public services is not the answer. The DWP is broken.
We need long-term reform and investment in health and social care, not short-term cuts that balance the nationβs finances on the backs of the most vulnerable.
msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/stβ¦
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Never been more disgusted by @UKLabour . Cutting #DisabilityBenefits to the most disabled is cruel and inhumane. DLA is for disabled CHILDREN. Are we expecting people like my severely disabled 12 year old to work now??
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Not surprised as I have just had to access a mental health team for the person I am carer for. She made 3 attempts, requiring hospital, due to fear of what the Tories were doing and is now at her wits end again due to Labour. Well done @Keir_Starmer and @leicesterliz
Alison πββ¬πββ¬ π retweeted
And here we are again.
Never thought we would be here under @UKLabour but @Keir_Starmer @RachelReevesMP this is exactly the attitude youβre promoting.
#Disability #DisabilityBenefits #DisabilityDiscrimination
Earlier this year someone (online) told me my daughter has no value βbecause she will never workβ.
Well Mr Anonymous, Iβm telling you the currency youβre using to assess value is so very wrong.
#Ableism #DisabilityTwitter #livelife to the max π₯°
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20 minutes into this programme I am urging Labour Cabinet members to stand up to the Treasury to prevent it forcing through cuts in benefit payments to disabled people. I am desperately worried about the harm & suffering to be inflicted on the poorest. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0028sβ¦
Alison πββ¬πββ¬ π retweeted
I don't even know where to begin with this, I can't lie.
Not only is the fraud rate for PIP 0%, Hugh here doesn't seem to grasp just how undignified, exhausting, and difficult it is to get PIP.
This is prime Labour in 2024: out of touch & wrongly punishing disabled folks.
Thousands of people that claim PIP arenβt disabled, thatβs the problem and has been for decades. They are scammers and fraudsters. Those that are genuinely disabled and unable to work should not be penalised. Itβs an extremely difficult issue but has to be resolved.
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The OP provides no evidence for their assertion: the available evidence shows this assertion is completely untrue: From May 2024: "Zero percent fraud rate for PIP, DWP figures show"
benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/zero-percβ¦
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This is the benefits system: βMore than 1,000 sick and disabled benefit claimants died while waiting to receive vital payments last year, The Independent can reveal, laying bare the crisis in the welfare systemβ. Donβt believed the propaganda: tinyurl.com/5n7n6k4k
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'It's so easy to get PIP!'
My mum, a full-time wheelchair user, once went to a PIP assessment and the assessor measured her thigh with a tape measure and decided that she must actually be able to walk without issue because her thighs were big.
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We have known how Tory austerity established organised neglect. Now Starmer's Labour prepares to legislate targeted deprivation. #ToriesbutEfficient
#DisabilityBenefits is trending, @Labour.
Why? Because you are proposing to cut the means by which the most vulnerable survive. This isnβt about 'supporting people into work'βitβs targeted deprivation, stripping the poorest of the resources they need to live.
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Labour are sending out an unequivocal message: you matter if you work, you donβt otherwise. This is morally wrong as argued by every major philosopher, every spiritual tradition or religion, every admired society current or past. We all matter. We all contribute.
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Hi @mrjamesob, could you mention in this hour that PIP isn't an out of work benefit? Just to inform those who may not realise, loads of we disabled work, but are in receipt of PIP because being disabled costs an awful lot more. Thanks very much. @LBC #LBC