PGP / SPD My story:

PIP and Universal Credit reforms risk destroying disabled people’s independence and routes into work: I’ve written to Andy Burnham about the impact PIP and Universal Credit reforms could have on disabled people who are already trying to work and remain independent. For me, further cuts or restrictions wouldn’t push me into employment — they could make me homeless, bankrupt and destroy everything I’ve been building towards becoming self-employed. PIP helps cover the extra costs of disability and supports independence. Councils, the NHS and charities simply cannot absorb the consequences if that support is removed. Disabled people need meaningful consultation, proper impact assessments and safeguards against poverty, debt and homelessness. You cannot claim to support disabled people into work while taking away the very support that makes work and independence possible. #SystemicAbleism #DisabilityRights #DisabilitySupport #PIP #UniversalCredit #StrongerTogether My email: PIP and Universa...

 They call them “compliance officers” — the ones who investigate UC claimants. But with benefits comes no privacy, no autonomy. You can follow every rule, abide by every law, and still find yourself targeted because someone made you their hobby… someone decided to stir trouble just to watch the fallout. I am compliant. And yet here I am, facing an invasive UC interrogation anyway. Oh well. A waste of time for both of us, I suppose. People still think benefits are “easy.” They think disability support is some kind of luxury. They have no idea that the system is built on suspicion and ableism, not compassion. I hate this system. And I’ll keep calling it out — loudly. Sarah Wingfield Independent Disability Advocate #disabilityinclusion #strongertogether #disability #disabilityawareness #disabilitysupport #disabilityrights Alt text: A brightly coloured 3D avatar with long pink and purple pigtails wearing pink headphones. The avatar has bright makeup, a small nose piercing, and a lip pi...

  Article link: https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/dwp-could-seize-blue-badges "In a recent development, Conservative Party MP Danny Kruger pressed the Labour Party to "consider the benefits to which PIP is a gateway, such as Motability, disability premiums, Council Tax discounts and Blue Badges" and called upon Sir Stephen to "promise at least that those entitlements could come down"." 🥺😥💔 I think the mistake lies in not recognising the reality of ambulatory wheelchair users, dynamic disabilities, and invisible conditions. The PIP system absolutely does make mistakes, and it’s deeply ableist to expect disabled people to be continually scrutinised when they are already under constant assessment. The idea of widespread “fake claimants” is a media-driven narrative – official figures show that fraud rates for PIP are only around 0.1%. In other words, the overwhelming majority of claimants are genuine and are being unfairly put through unnec...