“Even more stringent benefit cuts are on the cards.” “Ministers are planning billions in cuts to disability benefits.” “the House of Lords economic affairs committee said this might not be enough.”
FFS just legalise euthanasia already. I’d rather get a quick injection than starve to death out on the streets. Even the Nazis were kinder to the disabled, gassing them to death quickly.
in Ireland if you are “lucky” enough to get on disability it is still not nearly enough to live. if you’re under the age of 70 it can take months or years of appeals to get approved. you need other supports/income to survive but you also have to lie to the govt about those because it’s means tested. you get €230/week which isn’t enough to even just cover rent most places in the country let alone the cities. I’m currently in the process of trying to get on it and recently got kicked off my bridge payment that i managed to get while waiting.