[Vicky.]

Im sure everyone has heard by now about JSA claimants having to work 40 hours a week for free. This has clearly been sucessful in the governments eyes (of course, because while on the 'work programs' the number of people deemed 'unemployed' goes down so the figures LOOK good, although they ARE still unemployed) so now the disabled are being targetted also

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/20...rt-of-comments

For those who do not know, being in the WRAG (work related activity group) means the DWP have deemed you unfit for work currently, but expect you to be able to work in the future. Basically they are meant to prepare you for going back into work, and offer support. It is NOT the same as JSA. Generally, people on ESA have already had to undergo a long process to prove they are unfit for work. People recieving cancer treatment are among those who are placed in WRAG.

So what are the new plans to prepare these disabled people for work? Force them into work (free work too) with no support, or cut their benefits to ~£20 per week...

It seems from the comments on that article that most people are waking up to the utterly awful methods being used by the government to save a bit of money (obviously theres still a few numpties who eat up all the propoganda and reckon all benefit claimants are scroungers).

These are people who (by the governments own admission, as they are in WRAG instead of on JSA) are unfit for work, being made to work. How the hell can the DWP justify that?!

Utterly disgusting.

I commented on that article too...saying they may aswell stop beating around the bush and just deliver a cyanide pill to everyone who is disabled and claiming benefits, or is long term unemployed and be done with it. As thats the way it seems to be heading to me.