Thomas_Lawson

About time someone with some influence said it

It's totally wild how this 'out of control spending' narrative has taken hold Even under the new forecast, total welfare spending as a % of GDP is projected to be around 11% which is broadly in line with past 15 years

Starmer has promised 'a reset' and a new partnership with civil society, starting with a new Covenant - a huge potential step toward better government and positive change. 7 leaders in @CivilSocietyUK reflect on what's needed: civilsociety.co.uk/voices/in-dept…

Seven sector leaders - @katieghose, @ThomasJLawson, @shabnabegum, @thomasbrake, @BeccyRSPB, @RCquaker & @Kathy_CEO_CE - share their hopes for the imminent Civil Society Covenant civilsociety.co.uk/voices/in-dept…

The announced changes to disability benefits will lead to very substantial falls in income for some families. While some families will gain a small amount from the changes, others will lose thousands of pounds a year.

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The government is right, we need to get our social security system working. But cuts to disability benefits will increase hardship, not employment. I’ve asked my MP to oppose the cuts, will you? @Turn2us have made it easy to do: nwmd.social/s/twitter/4AuE… #GetTheSystemWorking

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The changes to disability benefits will lead to very substantial falls in income for some families. While some families will gain a small amount from the changes, others will lose thousands of pounds a year.

Last week the government proposed cuts to disability and long-term sickness benefits. These cuts will leave some disabled people significantly worse off. 📢 By 2029/30, someone that loses PIP daily living and LCWRA will be over £800 per month worse off 1/4

The Chancellor said today that she would not do anything to put household finances in danger Yet the government’s own assessment shows their cuts to health related benefits risk pushing 250,000 people into poverty, including 50,000 children 📢 Their assessment also found... 1/3

Making cuts for the most vulnerable in our society will drive up hardhip, not employment. This is a mistake. @turn2us_org Share turn2us.org.uk/about-us/news-…

Yesterday, the government announced billions of pounds worth of cuts to disability benefits. We know that this is an extremely worrying time for disabled people. Here’s what we know so far 🧵

The Government’s new Health and Disability Green Paper will deliver tiny income gains for up to four million households, at a cost of major income losses for those who are too ill to work or no longer qualify for disability benefit support. 🧵⤵️

Slashing benefits to meet an arbitrary fiscal target would be unethical, short sighted and illogical. ❌ 2 in 5 people receiving disability benefits already experience hardship – meaning they are either unable to afford enough food, heat their home or pay household bills. 1/3

PIP and Universal Credit help people to live independently and often make work possible. @leicesterliz, welfare reforms need to build a system that we can all trust, covers the cost of essentials and genuinely helps overcome barriers to work. #GetTheSystemWorking @turn2us_org

📢 The UK government is talking about making HUGE cuts to disabled people’s social security. Disabled people are already three times more likely to face hunger, and these cuts risk pushing even more people to food banks. Things don't have to be this way. There’s still time to show the government this plan is wrong. Are you with us?

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Breakfast clubs are great. But there’s no chance of the government making a real dent on child poverty, or hunger, without investing in social security & boosting family incomes. None. Nada. Zilch.