‘Long Covid forced me to quit the job I loved’: Benefit cuts fears of thousands still too ill to work | The Independent www.independent.co.uk/news/health/... #LongCovid #LongCOVID #BenefitsCuts #UnfitForWork

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‘Long Covid forced me to quit the job I loved’: Benefit cuts fears of thousands still too ill to work | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/long-covid-benefit-cuts-labour-government-nhs-b2713878.html

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I’m hungry, cold and have multiple disabilities. Does Starmer’s promise of real change include me? | Marie | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/06/disabilities-keir-starmer-change-britain

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#ChangingRealities
#ChildPovertyAction

‘I’ve been off work for 10 years with depression – I’m treated like a criminal’
https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/sicknote-britain-signed-off-work-depression-3079029

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Long-term sickness pushing more women out of work than ever before, study finds | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/sickness-women-working-unemployment-b2542994.html

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DWP faces fury over Work Capability Assessments as thousands tipped to miss out on support
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/other/dwp-faces-fury-over-work-capability-assessments-as-thousands-tipped-to-miss-out-on-support/ar-AA1n3eQF?cvid=101a1c5e3776461bc03f76a77bfb124c&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=9

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DWP plan explained to stop doctors signing people off sick and help them get back to work
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/other/dwp-plan-explained-to-stop-doctors-signing-people-off-sick-and-help-them-get-back-to-work/ar-AA1mexFa?cvid=e26d1bebbb844c8ae89a9d3cf509b6d7&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=9

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DWP to increase Universal Credit and ESA sickness payments ahead of huge changes - Birmingham Live
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/dwp-increase-universal-credit-esa-28233568

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Work capability test changes ‘could cost some claimants £400 a month’ | Welfare | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/sep/06/work-capability-test-changes-could-cost-some-claimants-400-a-month

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