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The cuts and changes to the benefits.
My Sara Jane Gorman I'm a visiting Literature for the University Of Wolverhampton Walsall Campus. Back in 2015 to 2016 I raised awareness of the benefit cuts to the first year students, I have updated the powerpoint ready to raise awareness of the benefit cuts for last year’s 3rd year students when I go back to work after the summer holiday on September 3rd 2015 at the University of Wolverhampton Walsall campus. It’s down to me to raise this awareness so the students know as Learning Disability nurses what their patience’s could be going through.
Here are the handouts to the Benefit cut awareness power point on this website.
I am aware that nurses are not responsible with what happens in their patient’s life but a lot of things can cause a lot of stress their health such as to do with the benefit cuts.
I understand a lot of services in Britain are under stress with cuts this, that and the other so you will only be able to do what you can do. I also understand that you have to go along with rules of management and laws; I understand there could be things I am teaching you may not be able to put into use. All the same don’t feel my time has been wasted as naturally I hope you don't have to find yourself dealing with patience’s in these serious situations but just in case you are asked by management if you know anything about the benefit cuts at least you will know. I feel all the same it’s my job to prepare you in case what I teach is to be allowed to be necessary. Whenever you get chance to go online just to see if things you have learned are still in date but bear in mind with some sites they can take ages to update them so if have time, it could be best make phones if you need to know if some important things still apply.
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Risk of people been forced into things they can’t manage without support.
§ Many people have been forced into situations they cannot cope with without support due to the benefit cuts such as DWP and Altos signing them off fit for work.
§ I’m not saying people with disabilities and health problems can’t work but health, safety and support needs to be taken into account.
§ For example; you may have to write proof to reasons why a person can’t hold down a certain job without the right support.
§ With certain disabilities and health problems there are limits of jobs they can and can’t do, for example someone with Epilepsy; it’s a risk to let them climb ladders.
- With the cuts the government have been making, a lot of people haven't been getting the support they need.
- The benefit cuts are risks of injury and accidents at work if they are not supported.
- Risks of as I said dying of hunger.
- Some people may be stressed through the Anxiety and Depression of services not able to provide the help people need.
- Gps only do so much or only allowance to do so much, which is hard to tell because most people have been weight for example and not been told what their weight is.
- Some people might be underweight and others may be overweight.
- Prices in shops need to be checked when it comes to healthy foods because people can be limited to what they can spend if they are on benefits or and if their job doesn't pay that well.
- Risks of taking their own lives.
- Risks of being in big debt.
- Risks of people been more unwell.
Although this is an old report when we had benefit changes back in 2011, now we are facing benefit changes again with the DLA changing to PIP, which most people could face from this year 2015 to I think 2018.
No one gets told when this change is happening, DWP just sends people a letter out when it suits them.
Each time people's’ benefits change or even get cut it gets more and more stressful for people and the government puts the stress on people who are less likely to cope without support.
Now they are making it hard for people, they can’t have any family support.
I will be honest to say I don’t know anything about whether or not the benefits pay for the carers and or support worker so I don’t know what is what there. It may be an idea for you to look into this because you will never know whether you need to know or not.
People get questions on letter then they have to ring a number up that’s written on the letter.
Then people are sent for an assessment which could be for most people out of their way from where they live and most people may face transport problems.
If a friend or carer comes with them they have to wait in the waiting room, they are not allowed to come in the room with them.
This is something else that can cause a lot of stress on people's’ disabilities and health problems.
There are a lot of changes and cuts to the benefits in Britain.
· The stresses of the changes are too much for people with disabilities and health problems.
· This can make people worry.
· This can make people ill.
· This can even cause death, if it gets far too much for people.
It is so wrong of the government to take money off people who need it most.
No one wishes anyone to be homeless. People with disabilities find it hard to look after ourselves more than other people.
Back in 2011, I had got a letter off the Benefit office about my Incapacity benefit changing to Employment and Support Allowance.
The letter wasn't very clear to read.
DWP should not send out unexpected letters or give people unexpected call, the Job centre staff make people aware of the changes face to face in the Job centre.
We could get a call or and letter any time to tell us our benefits have changed.
Changes may happen to a lot of people in days, months and or years.
For other people changes could happen as soon as tomorrow.
The fact that no one knows when it’s time for their benefits this is what cause people a lot of stress when the unexpected happens.
Information needs to be made clearer.
As the government is trying save as much money as possible the Job centres have to cut or and stop people money whether there’s a reason or but then it happens to some people not others. Nobody knows why they only cut or and stop only certain people's’ money.
What time?
It is hard to plan our support when we don't know when they are going to call, we need plenty of notice.
We could get a call or and letter any time to tell us our benefits have changed.
It is hard to plan our support when we don't know when they are going to call.
If people are expected to work, they can't be expected to be sitting at home waiting for the Job Centre to call.
The cuts and changes to the benefits.
There are a lot of changes and cuts to the benefits in Britain.
The stresses of the changes are too much for people with disabilities and health problems.
· This can make people worry.
· This can make people ill.
· This can even cause death, if it gets far too much for people.
It is so wrong of the government to take money off people who need it most.
No one wishes anyone to be homeless. People with disabilities find it hard to look after ourselves more than other people.
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