Posted by: flashsays on: 2010-09-30
[Crossposted to Where's the Benefit where I am one of the team.] It seems that Disability Living Allowance (DLA) can be quite misunderstood. Even government ministers seem to get confused, sometimes referring to it as an “out-of-work” benefit. (It isn’t.) And now DLA, along with many other essential benefits for disabled people, is under threat. Here [...]
Posted by: flashsays on: 2010-09-23
Oh my ears and whiskers, how late it’s getting! I’m late, I’m late! Apologies, readers, but this blog was delayed because last week, after 16 years of using the internet, I was infected with my first computer virus. It’s taken several days to resolve and get back up to speed. On Friday I was at [...]
Posted by: flashsays on: 2010-09-14
[Crossposted to Where's the Benefit where I am one of the team.] Last week Chancellor George Osbourne paid lip service to helping disabled people saying “Of course, people who are disabled, people who are vulnerable, people who need protection will get our protection, and more”1 but then in the next breath made reference to people [...]
Posted by: flashsays on: 2010-09-09
I am on holiday this week, but here’s a quick blog I posted on Where’s the Benefit. The BBC report that Welfare spending is to be cut by [an extra] £4bn – apparently this is what George Osborne has told them. The article makes for grim reading. For example: ‘The BBC understands discussions are continuing [...]
