DLA Help Group : Comments /new/ Help to Keep DLA and AA en-gb All content (c) 2009 DLA Help Group macpic91@nospam.com (The Admin Person) macpic91@nospam.com (The Admin Person) Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:33:22 -0400 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:33:22 -0400 http://backend.userland.com/rss e107 (http://e107.org) 60 DLA Help Group Response http://dlahelpgroup.com/new/comment.php?comment.news.15 Link to the IFS report]]> noauthor@nospam.com (ians1) Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:44:57 -0400 http://dlahelpgroup.com/new/comment.php?comment.news.15 DLA Help Group Response http://dlahelpgroup.com/new/comment.php?comment.news.15 The Institute for Fiscal Studies published a report showing the well off only losing 1% income and the poorest losing 5% !

All Nick Clegg would say was he wanted to "get people off benefits" to "reduce poverty" in an interview on Sky News.

Everyone knows this is a joke, what he means is that sick and disabled people will be thrown off benefits and left to fend for themselves. More poverty not less!]]> noauthor@nospam.com (ians1) Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:41:52 -0400 http://dlahelpgroup.com/new/comment.php?comment.news.15 Join the ‘Coalition of Resistance’ http://dlahelpgroup.com/new/comment.php?comment.news.14 "Wishy Washy" Response from Charities that are supposed to represent US!

In a summary published on behalf of Action for ME, Disability Alliance and Sense, the people with direct access to the Harrington Committee say this about what they agreed with respect to the WCA (Work Capability Assessment):-


3. The assessment process is stressful. This is exacerbated by the appeal process and by the financial penalties for not complying with work-related activity requirements – a likely but very unfair outcome for those whose symptoms change markedly in severity over a period of weeks and months.


As these are the ones entrusted with negotiating on our behalf one would have thought they would have said something along the lines of

SCRAP THIS CRUEL AND UNNECESSARY COERCION OF INNOCENT SICK AND DISABLED! ]]> noauthor@nospam.com (ians1) Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:49:22 -0400 http://dlahelpgroup.com/new/comment.php?comment.news.14 Join the ‘Coalition of Resistance’ http://dlahelpgroup.com/new/comment.php?comment.news.14 With their usual unbalanced reporting style and false figures I can report that they are deliberately removing any comments on that page that portray anything like a balanced view. More lies from the tabloid press to whip up a frenzy of hate towards disabled people.]]> noauthor@nospam.com (ians1) Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:40:29 -0400 http://dlahelpgroup.com/new/comment.php?comment.news.14 Join the ‘Coalition of Resistance’ http://dlahelpgroup.com/new/comment.php?comment.news.14 Sun Article Link]]> noauthor@nospam.com (ians1) Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:32:59 -0400 http://dlahelpgroup.com/new/comment.php?comment.news.14 Join the ‘Coalition of Resistance’ http://dlahelpgroup.com/new/comment.php?comment.news.14 The SUN starts its hate campaign:-


From the paper that brought us such fictitious stories as "Freddie Starr ate my Hampster" we find it hard to believe that their story about self confessed "Benefits Scroungers" is little more than a hoax itself!

They then go on to quote the usual incorrect figures about benefit fraud...

TODAY The Sun is declaring war on feckless benefits claimants to slash the £5BILLION wasted in Britain's shambolic handouts culture.




Its funny really, they are declaring war on their OWN READERS!

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]]> noauthor@nospam.com (ians1) Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:31:00 -0400 http://dlahelpgroup.com/new/comment.php?comment.news.14 Call For Evidence: WCA Campaign http://dlahelpgroup.com/new/comment.php?comment.news.13 The word "worklessness" itself a made up word used to replace "unemployed" is totally meaningless. Presumably if they stop peoples benefits it will then make them full of "workfullness" the opposite of "worklessness". A silly half baked idea! It will never work.]]> noauthor@nospam.com (ians1) Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:49:06 -0400 http://dlahelpgroup.com/new/comment.php?comment.news.13 Campaign to Save DLA http://dlahelpgroup.com/new/comment.php?comment.news.12
The spectacle was finally brought to a halt, not by intervention by the Minister, George Osborne, who was quite happy for the abuse to continue, but by the malicious posts of a 13 year old by who caused the site to be diverted to various Youtube videos, some of which were nasty and abusive.

Even when the Metropolitan Police and the EHRC were contacted neither seemed that interested in doing anything about it, quite content for hate crimes against sick,aged and disabled people and their Carers to continue.

Its a disgrace that in this country those with the most extreme views are seemingly protected and nurtured but those with in some cases literally no voice of their own are left to the snarling dogs of bigotry.

]]> noauthor@nospam.com (ians1) Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:41:51 -0400 http://dlahelpgroup.com/new/comment.php?comment.news.12 Campaign to Save DLA http://dlahelpgroup.com/new/comment.php?comment.news.12
As far as the working age sick and disabled are concerned this budget is no change. NewLabour brought in the 'phony' Work and Capability Assessment that was meant to 'test' whether you were 'fit for work' without benefit of doctors. It was going to get 1 million people off IB/ESA which means the 'test' was designed for people to fail.

Now the Coalition has extended this phony 'test' to DLA (Disability Living Allowance) that supports many family carers who care for free. This is meant to save billions so once again it is designed for people to fail and be thrown off benefit. Do they have any idea how much fear and anxiety this is causing the sick.

Don't look back at New labour as any friend of the working age sick and disabled. NewLabour were heartless and ruthless and wouldn't talk about what they were doing and they laid down all the legislation and smeared the sick as scroungers so the Tories are pushing at an open door in abandonning their duty of care to the sick and disabled. Talking about the dignity of work is a trick. Carrots fine - help people to work - no problem - but no threats and sticks - let's be realistic about competitive labour markets. Sticks just aren't fair to the sick.

Carerwatch is going to continue to campaign against these 'phony' money saving garbage in / garbage out computer tests and to stop them being extended to DLA. Please come and help us get this campaign going. Everyone welcome.

Come and help here.

http://carerwatchdotcom.myfineforum.org/ftopic969-30.php
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