They call them “benefits.” Let’s tell the truth: they’re not benefits, they’re lifelines. And every week, the DWP cuts another rope.
Assessments rigged. Appeals ignored. Letters dripping with threats. They talk about “helping people into work” — what they mean is pushing people into poverty, hunger, and death.
We’ve seen it all before: the “hostile environment.” It’s just been rebranded and unleashed on sick and disabled citizens instead of immigrants. Same cruelty, same intent: punish the vulnerable, protect the rich.
We deserve dignity, not punishment. Survival, not starvation.
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Charities Fighting for Our Rights
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- ✊ Disability Rights UK — fighting for equality, independence, and justice.
- ✊ Scope — supporting disabled people and campaigning for change.
- ✊ Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) — grassroots resistance to government austerity.
- ✊ ME Association — support and research for people with ME/CFS.
- ✊ MS Society UK — funding research and supporting people with MS.
- ✊ Versus Arthritis — campaigning for recognition and better treatment of arthritis.
- ✊ Turn2Us — helping people in financial hardship access support.
- ✊ The Trussell Trust — fighting poverty and running food banks across the UK.
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