The final part of our takeover focuses on Universal Credit.

Many disabled people are financially worse off on Universal Credit due to the removal of the Disability Premia - which have been the subject of judicial review. They would lose over £2,000 a year.

@Dis_PPL_Protest 👇
We @Dis_PPL_Protest believe that UC has too many flaws to be simply paused and fixed – it must be stopped and scrapped. UC is rotten to the core.

Universal Credit is the punishing regime due to be more widely imposed on people with low incomes both those in and out of work.
Universal Credit replaces six benefits – Child Tax Credit, Housing Benefit, Income Support, Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income-related Employment and Support Allowance and Working Tax Credit.
7 million households are affected, including over one million low paid part-time workers. For the first time ever people in work face being sanctioned (having their benefits stopped) if they don’t prove to the job centre that they’re searching for better paid work or more hrs
Pensioner couples will also be affected by universal credit if one of them is under pension age @Dis_PPL_Protest
Universal Credit is an economic and political disaster bringing further distress and impoverishment to those forced to endure it. At least £15.8 billion has been wasted on its implementation. theguardian.com/society/2015/j…
Areas already subjected to Universal Credit have reported serious hardship with visits to food banks soaring along with rates of people sanctioned and left without any income for 3 months or more (DPAC) trusselltrust.org/what-we-do/res…
Even with the changes brought in claimants face a 5 week wait and in many cases 3 months or longer for their first payment.

With UC, housing benefit isn't paid straight to the landlord but to the claimant. In pilot areas up to 60% of claimants are now in rent arrears. (DPAC)
Some letting agents are refusing to rent to anyone claiming Universal Credit. @Dis_PPL_Protest
Disabled People in part time work could be forced to give up work that suits their Disability or family life in order to take up worse paid full time work or risk sanctions on UC. @Dis_PPL_Protest
Changes to Universal Credit payments have made women financially dependent on men trapping many in endless domestic violence. @Dis_PPL_Protest
The appalling Universal Credit ‘rape clause’ means that women can only get payments for their first two children unless they can prove they were raped. This involves filling out a detailed 45 page form about being raped. (DPAC)
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▪️Join as members: dpac.uk.net/join-dpac/

▪️Donate to DPAC via website button on the top right hand side

▪️Follow us on Facebook and Twitter @Dis_PPL_Protest

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2.5 million people are on these still. Please sign this petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/5721…
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Disabled People Against Cuts are calling for an end to the postcode lottery in social care with a national social care system 👇 (@Dis_PPL_Protest ) rofa.org.uk/nilss_project/
What's the difference between social care and independent living? vimeo.com/425065010
Why do we need a legal right to independent living and a national independent living support service? (Disabled People Against Cuts) vimeo.com/425069614
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In this thread @Dis_PPL_Protest will be sharing the terrible impact of Covid on disabled people.

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Rates of death involving COVID-19 for disabled men were between 1.9 and 3.1 times greater than for non-disabled men.

Rates of death involving COVID-19 for disabled women were between 2.0 and 3.5 times greater than for non-disabled women. @Dis_PPL_Protest
One in five disabled employees had their request to work from home, be furloughed or redeployed during the pandemic rejected. bbc.co.uk/news/disabilit…
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📣Good morning! It's Disabled People Against Cuts @Dis_PPL_Protest taking over Jo's account.

We are group of disabled people and allies.

We welcome all to join us fighting for justice and human rights for all disabled people. Here's a bit more about us:
dpac.uk.net/join-dpac/
We are UK based but know disabled people in other countries suffer from austerity and a lack of fundamental rights.

Disabled people must not be the scapegoats for the mistakes of governments.
We will not tolerate a further erosion of our living conditions or our human rights, nor will we sit quietly while they try to take our rights away. #RightsNotCharity @Dis_PPL_Protest
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