Terminally ill people warned over possible benefit cut

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I heard this on the news last night and I have a huge bruise on my chin from where it hit the floor. Can you imagine anything more inhumane than to cut someone's benefits when they're busy dying? As if they didn't have enough stress and trouble already.
 
AlisonM said:
I heard this on the news last night and I have a huge bruise on my chin from where it hit the floor. Can you imagine anything more inhumane than to cut someone's benefits when they're busy dying? As if they didn't have enough stress and trouble already.
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I am disgusted that even the mere suggestion might pass through someone's mind, let alone that it may become approved and put into action :( How much money will it save?
 
Is it possible for the ConDem government to propose anything more nastier than this, people in the last stages of life who are riddled in pain have other things to worry about than having their benefits snatched away😡
 
toby said:
Is it possible for the ConDem government to propose anything more nastier than this, people in the last stages of life who are riddled in pain have other things to worry about than having their benefits snatched away😡
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Very appropriate ConDem Government

'cause that's what they do condem you to a life without sufficient help to maintain a decent standard of living, if they're not cutting income support they're cutting medical support.
 
Daft, all I can say :( Almost as daft as this whole PFI mess with paying for hospitals. Was just reading how the local one around here bought it's new building for ?61mil, and has a 25 year deal to pay back between ?12-20mil per year. Who the hell does the accounts for the government as it's shocking how utterly awful they have no idea how to handle finances! Of which sadly these cuts are proof of :(
 
Equally appalled, but someone said in the comments thereon, it was only the 'savings' element.

I know with other benefits if you have more than ?16k stashed then you don't get anything other than the basic amount, but I've not so far been able to find the full details on this case.

Anyone?
 
It's not gone through parliament yet. So nothing has happened. If it did I think the terminally ill have more things to worry about and those with less than 12 months to live will be unaffected.

I think this is just one of them stories. generated for people to have a go at the goverment.
 
Nyadach said:
Daft, all I can say :( Almost as daft as this whole PFI mess with paying for hospitals. Was just reading how the local one around here bought it's new building for ?61mil, and has a 25 year deal to pay back between ?12-20mil per year. Who the hell does the accounts for the government as it's shocking how utterly awful they have no idea how to handle finances! Of which sadly these cuts are proof of :(
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It was the previous goverment that wasted all that money on PFI's not the current "cut making" goverment.
 
ypauly said:
It's not gone through parliament yet. So nothing has happened. If it did I think the terminally ill have more things to worry about and those with less than 12 months to live will be unaffected.

I think this is just one of them stories. generated for people to have a go at the goverment.
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I would say that they have enough to be worried about, without this additional worry :(
 
Northerner said:
I would say that they have enough to be worried about, without this additional worry :(
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Very true, but I think it is scaremongering that is happening, especially as nothing has been decided yet.

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The Department of Work and Pensions admits it is conceivable the legislation may not be approved but says it is better to warn people early.

"It would be completely wrong not to alert people well in advance that there is a possibility that their benefit entitlement may change," a spokesman said.




I think it's typical BBC reporting what it doesn't say is that all the other normal benefits these people are recieving are safe such as housing and unemployment. It is only the EXTRA allowance (CESA) that will be limited to twelve months.

But can't let a good story on the nasty party go away that easily can they. But like I said NOTHING has even been decided yet.
 
Northerner said:
I would say that they have enough to be worried about, without this additional worry :(
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Obviously not a concern for the ConDem ministers proposing these changes, makes you wonder how they sleep at night😡
 
ypauly said:
It's easy,they have no choice and they didn't cause it.


Meanwhile the man that caused Brittains financial mess and the cuts everybody is discussing is getting very rich indeed.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/pol...the-desert-trail-of-Tony-Blairs-millions.html
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Well, you know what I think of him...but I still don't see how the collapse of the entire Western economy can be laid at the feet of one man, I'm afraid that theory is getting very old and weak (if there was ever much in it to start with 😉)
 
Northerner said:
Well, you know what I think of him...but I still don't see how the collapse of the entire Western economy can be laid at the feet of one man, I'm afraid that theory is getting very old and weak (if there was ever much in it to start with 😉)
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There are not many politicians around today that anyone can trust. The blame game is childish IMHO as whoever did what in their time of office will be remembered for things that were unpopular. The Big Society is the latest con as we will never be able to eradicate everything that is wrong in today's society.
Perhaps terminally ill people could be given extra financial help so that they could fulfill one wish on their bucket list?
 
cherrypie said:
There are not many politicians around today that anyone can trust. The blame game is childish IMHO as whoever did what in their time of office will be remembered for things that were unpopular. The Big Society is the latest con as we will never be able to eradicate everything that is wrong in today's society.
Perhaps terminally ill people could be given extra financial help so that they could fulfill one wish on their bucket list?
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True right they should be given extra financial help in their final weeks. It really does make you wonder how any politician feel it is necessary to pull the rug from under the feet of sick and terminally ill people, I thought the conservative party of the 80's under Margaret Thatcher were a nasty bunch but this lot are even worse.
 
Northerner said:
Well, you know what I think of him...but I still don't see how the collapse of the entire Western economy can be laid at the feet of one man, I'm afraid that theory is getting very old and weak (if there was ever much in it to start with 😉)
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The collapse isn't the conservatives fault eitherbut it doesn't stop people blaming them for having to make cuts. The waste of massive amounts of money is tony blairs fault wether it be due to PFI's that somebody else mention or putting art into our hosptials instead of beds it was he who ultimately authorised the waste.
He and Gordon brown sold off the gold, raided pension funds and doubled taxation yet despite this rather than save for a rainy day they even carried on borrowing running at a pre collapse deficit of ?30 billion a year.

What did we get for that money? If they hadn't wasted it there wouldn't be any cuts.
 
Agree with you ypauly last gov spent all the money ! I dont think people realize what ---- we could be in. I lost my v good mate last week with big c and i know he was well looked after and couldnt give a ---- about things like that. Newspapers (havnt bought 1 for years) 😛
 
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