There is NO CONNECTION with reality at this point! As an expert in both mental health and disability assessments, let me clear: no one gets a car for only depression and anxiety and both conditions require serious functional disability and serious medical evidence. #TakingThePIP
Today I spoke to BBC Tees about the proposed PIP cuts and why myself more than 100 Labour colleagues are opposing them.
The policy will plunge hundreds of thousands of people into poverty, including children, and there's been no reasonable consultation.
We need to press pause.
Dear UK Media:
No, Disabled People Aren’t Getting Free BMWs — And Here’s the Truth You Keep Ignoring
By Emma Dolan Horlock
(Chronically ill, slightly sarcastic, and extremely tired of correcting you)
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If you’re on #DisabilityBenefits, it’s ok to have hobbies, holidays, food deliveries, and so on. Benefits exist so disabled people can live safely, independently, with quality of life. Don’t let government rhetoric make you feel guilty for existing.
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#MIDSUN#UTB