Sangeeta Enright

Welfare and Rights Advisor for @cftrust. Views expressed are mine and do not reflect the views of my employer. Raised in Croydon, and studied in Cardiff.

[Sangeeta Enright @Zumomma]

@MasterChefUK Great to see such talent again! But please can you get advice on how to pronounce ‘Makhani’?

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

Please watch this from Angela Haggerty

She explains how politicians don't have any experience of using the benefit system

Then she explains how difficult it is to get benefits in detail

At the end the Reform UK person then objects, asking why there are so many more sick people

She corrects him and points out we had a pandemic which affected people in different ways

Eventually, Fiona Bruce cuts of her off

These 4.5 minutes on #BBCQT humanising the disabled, the poor, and whoever else is in receipt of benefits or support

[BBC Question Time @bbcquestiontime]

“When I listen to politicians talking about the benefits system, it’s very clear that they don’t use it, and that they haven’t had very much direct experience with it.”

Journalist, Angela Haggerty says she is “shocked” by the level of “misinformation” on welfare

#bbcqt

[Cherry @Cherryopenmind]

I’ve done a bit of research into these claims, and here is what I found regarding how Kemi is misrepresenting the facts and why this is pure disinformation:
1. The "Free Car" Myth: Framing this as a "taxpayer-funded car" is a complete distortion of how Motability works. It is exclusively a lease scheme. Claimants voluntarily exchange their Personal Independence Payment (PIP) mobility allowance to cover the lease cost. If you remove their access to the car, the state still pays them that cash allowance. The cost to the taxpayer is identical; the only difference is that disabled people lose their independence.
2. The "Mild" Condition Lie: This is the most dangerous part. You cannot get the Enhanced Mobility Rate (required for a car) for "low-level" anxiety or "mild" depression. To qualify, a condition must be severe enough to functionally prevent a person from planning or following a journey safely. Framing debilitating psychological distress as "mild" is a calculated move to stigmatise disabled people and incite public anger.
3. Cherry-picked Stats: The claim that a "third of all sales" come from this scheme is statistically misleading. Nationally, the figure is closer to 15%. Using extreme regional outliers to imply the entire market is skewed is simply dishonest.
This isn't about "fixing welfare"; it’s about stripping independence from vulnerable people to score political points. Readers, please check the actual criteria before falling for this spin.

#Motability #PIP #DisabilityRights #KemiBadenoch #UKPolitics #DisabilityTwitter #FactCheck #DWP #ToryChaos

[Sangeeta Enright @Zumomma]

A welfare rights expert putting in some extra work to show what the telegraph should have reported instead.

[Gareth Morgan @gmorgan_ferret]

Lies, damned lies and the Telegraph. They posted CSJ figures using a false comparison of 2 cases. It claimed a benefits family were better off by £18k than a working household when the real figure was £16k worse off. The details https://t.co/kGRtmXN9as #benefits #budget

[Dr Jay Watts @Shrink_at_Large]

The Times: “1 million more claim UC without looking for work.”

Reality: They were predominantly moved from legacy benefits by the DWP.

That’s managed migration, not mass laziness. Stop moralising admin. It is extremely damaging, actively worsening the nation’s mental health.

[Dr Jay Watts @Shrink_at_Large]

@TiceRichard The fraud rate for disability benefits is 0.2% — the DWP’s own figures.

You are calling it “benefits abuse” either because you don’t like disabled people existing or because your hate gives you attention. Most likely both.

Please find some ethics.

#TakingThePIP

[Dr Jay Watts @Shrink_at_Large]

@johnpringdns Krissi’s stepmother Jenny Barrow now warns with the crystal clarity grief and knowledge of the system brings: more will die if Labour pushes through the planned PIP and UC cuts. Krissi’s story is (another) warning. We cannot look away. Rest in peace, Krissi- we won’t forget you.

[Darren Parkinson 🌍💚💙 @DarrenBar88]

I'm not well enough to join today's protests against Labour's cruel welfare cuts.

So I have a simple message for Rachel Reeves ahead of her #SpringStatement 👇

[Joseph Rowntree Foundation @jrf_uk]

The Chancellor said the world has changed, and today’s announcements places the burden of that changing world on the shoulders of those least able to bear the load.

✂️ These cuts will harm people, deepening the hardship they already face. 3/3

[Tom Evans @TomEvans80]

@KatiePennick @paullewismoney And add in systemic underscoring even of people who meet higher descriptors.

[Katie Pennick @KatiePennick]

I think many are unaware of how degrading, humilating, and demoralising the PIP assessment and its language is. But to turn around and classify the above as "lower needs" is appalling. I doubt they would deem them "lower" if they had those needs themselves.

[Claudia Webbe @ClaudiaWebbe]

If you are willing to freeze Personal Independence Payments (PIP) and cut incapacity benefit to disabled people suffering, you cannot be trusted to deliver assisted dying legislation.

[Darren Parkinson 🌍💚💙 @DarrenBar88]

On #LongCovidAwarenessDay, we should be out in our millions on the streets, protesting the lack of support and treatment for #LongCovid.

But we can't. We are in our homes and beds, struggling to get by.

So, with the little energy we have, we do what we can to demand change ✊

[Sangeeta Enright @Zumomma]

please don’t tell me about cheaters as I know plenty who are fighting every day to get the right decision (within the law) AND this is hard enough. More households have min one person with a disability/long-term health condition than before. Could this be you/your household? 3/3

[Sangeeta Enright @Zumomma]

PIP fraud is negligible

Successful PIP claims have gradually decreased over the last 9 years

70% of PIP decisions are overturned at Tribunal

The cost of welfare is high, but it is not at it’s highest (that was just after the financial crash) 1/3

[Sangeeta Enright @Zumomma]

If you re-define what ‘working age’ means (make pension age higher) - then you will have more people of working age who are claiming a disability or sickness benefit

If more people are claiming instead of working - due to ill health- what external issues have caused this? 2/3

[Iain Porter @IainKPorter]

We will have to wait to see the Green Paper to see what exactly happens. But what we know for certain now is that people should take what they’re reading with a pinch of salt. 7/7

[Sangeeta Enright @Zumomma]

@adamfare1996 I was thinking today that the savings limits are out of date. What if you have not been able to pay into a pension? You should be able to save something modest for your future, without being penalised.