It is not "one person" misinterpreting this. There are both individuals and organisations who are worried about the implications of this new initiative and wish to get to the bottom of it.
If don't think that it's wrong to question what the Government of
any political colour is doing and why.
We have all seen the spin, but the DWP are refusing to clarify matters or answer questions put to them by legally qualified people who are concerned about this.
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They usually happen following a letter from the job centre Dili just inviting the carer to go in for a chat about things, my wifes have always been very informal and pleasant according to her.
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Only by you , people who have experienced these talks have no issues
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I've been talking to both disabled rights groups I'm involved with and some political contacts none of whom are aware of any coming attack on carer's allowance or major changes to how it operates. You continue to use unsettling rhetoric Richard and so far have given absolutely nothing beyond your interpretation of a process that has been ongoing for many years and has actually helped many carer's. State fact or say nothing because many legitimate benefit claimants live in fear of their benefits being stopped or restricted in someway and it's not acceptable to create threads on something unless you have facts to back it up.
Given how your demanding protection for people online in another thread to act the way you have in this thread towards other members and concerning a very vulnerable group in society has me puzzled.
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It is not a great topic to discuss Arthur because nothing sinister is going on this is a new company handling a contract in dealing with carer's and all the time this has been running it's been a benefit to carer's not a sinister plot to victimise them. As for slagging off most have asked for some facts to elevate this from one person misinterpreting something they read and so far none has been forthcoming.
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This has nothing to do with any previous interviews that most (all?)* Carers have been to. Those interviews were often 'Work Focussed Interviews' used by the DWP to see if any carers could, at the present time or in the future, do some paid work as well as their caring responsibilities.
Similarly, no disabled people in the 'Work Related Activity Group's (WRAG) are likely to have been to one of these group meetings either.
* As the DWP refuse to enter into the usual dialogue with about this, it cannot yet be verified if anybody has attended these new meeting or not.
The DWP last did this regarding the number of people who had died following sanctions, medical assessments, decisions, policies etc made by them.
If there's nothing sinister about this, why aren't the DWP co-operating with representatives of the disabled community and their carers?
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Sorry Arthur, I don't agree. It is surely the responsibility of every parent, person, carer, Government, whomever, to monitor their financial commitment and/or expenditure and to decide whether that commitment/expenditure needs adjusting?
The alternative is irresponsible. Changes are happening to tax-payer funded commitment all the time as I'm sure you would want it to be. You cut your coat according to the cloth.
Without exception.
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Leaving the human cost to one side, it is not cheaper for us taxpayers to stop paying (this has been mooted in the past) Carers Allowance and place disabled people into institutional care or have agency nurses paid for by the state.
They were hoping to save money by stopping the miserly payment altogether, whilst carers carried on without any payment whatsoever.
It might have worked with claimants looking after a family member, but this has now hopefully been kicked into the long grass.
Carers do a tremendous job and save this country a fortune every year.