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Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈

But Labour want this to happen to us, it's to punish us for not being Tories.

They won't budge, they'll ignore all the stories of suffering, they'll lose the next election and still think they 'did the right thing'*

*(not tax the rich)

45mago 14.55 GMT Disability benefit cuts 'will send even more families to food banks', says Citizens Advice Like the disability charities (see 1.51pm), welfare and anti-poverty charities are also alarmed at the potential impact of cuts. Here are some of their comments. From Helen Barnard, director of policy at Trussell, the food bank charity 44 We're deeply concerned by the cuts announced to disability payments today. People at food banks have told us they are terrified of how they might survive. From Child Poverty Action Group's chief executive Alison Garnham 44 The prime minister’s vital commitment to improved living standards for all would be shattered if disabled people are left behind. Children in a household where someone has a disability already have a higher risk of poverty and further cuts would only make life harder for many of these families. The government’s forthcoming child poverty strategy must prioritise investing in the social security system, including by scrapping the two child limit, and it would be undermined by cuts that take support away from people who need it and risk pushing yet more children and families into poverty.
From Oxfam’s domestic poverty lead Silvia Galandini 44 After the recent slashing of international aid, the government’s plans to cut £5bn in support for people living with illness and disabilities is another deplorable political choice. It unnecessarily risks pushing more people into poverty and hardship while the ballooning bank balances of the UK’s super-rich once again escape scot-free. From Dame Clare Moriarty, chief executive of Citizens Advice 44 This government says it wants to boost living standards and tackle child poverty, but you can’t do that while slashing support for those who need it most. Yes, the benefits system needs fixing but these plans will just make life harder for those already struggling. Our data is clear: disabled people already struggle with financial issues more than others. Many people getting disability benefits are also raising children so these cuts will send even more families to food banks. We need a benefits system that helps people solve their problems, not create new ones.
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Mar 18, 2025, 03:42 PM·Public·Web
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