Grayling's hate campaign leading to violence against the disabled.

[Lin]

Welfare to Work policy 'casts the disabled as cheats'

Flagship initiative threatens safety of the disabled by suggesting that they are scroungers, say charities


The government's flagship Welfare to Work policy is inciting hatred and violence towards the disabled by portraying them as cheats and benefits scroungers, an alliance of charities has warned.
A drip-feed of statistics about claimants who have been denied benefits by the Department for Work and Pensions because they are deemed fit to work threatens the safety and quality of life of its members, says an alliance of 50 charities. The government is feeding a negative attitude towards people with disabilities, which, the charities warn, will ultimately end in violence.

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A DWP spokesman referred to Grayling's comments at a recent select committee, during which he claimed that he could not prevent the publication of negative press about benefit claimants.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/20...atred-disabled

So they can't prevent the negative press? Really?

Well why did the Daily Mail say that they and other newspapers were given misleading statements by the DWP?

In common with other newspapers, an article on 11 February reported official Department of Work and Pensions figures which suggested that 68 per cent of incapacity claimants were receiving benefits despite being fit for work. While 29 per cent were found fit for work straight away, the other 39 per cent were assessed as being unable to work now but able to work in the foreseeable future.
We are happy to clarify the position.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ushome/ar...claimants.html

[simontk]

I can believe it ! SURPRISINGLY !
As there probably are 1 or 2 who ARE milking it !
I am NOT. Infact I have been trying desperatly, but to no avail, to try and gain some form of UNPAID employment.
I have even done some voluntry work in the past.
So I think what the government should do, is to vet people a lot more ! As some of us are genuine !

[Jay]

Instead of inventing figures against genuine disabled people they need to make better examples of, and punishments more of a deterrent than they do now, to those able-bodied who CLAIM to be, milk thousands in benefits and then shown to be blatently abusing the system.

[andypandy]

Hi Jay, I agree with what you say.

Did you sign up to Dailystrength ?

[Jay]

I did.