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The British government benefits department is literally training their employees for the fact there will be an increase in suicides due to the forthcoming disability benefit cuts. (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by DisabledAceSocialist@hexbear.net to c/chat@hexbear.net

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Seen on reddit. Someone asked: "What happens after the welfare cuts? I feel this has not been thought through properly. There are currently over 1.6 million people actively looking for work, and around 736,000 jobs available."

Another redditor responded: "*I work in a job centre.

We are openly told by line managers there is no plan. The reforms will mean many people lose out directly (their PIP is cut), but also indirectly (carers of people with PIP are entitled to an additional rate on UC).

The main things we are being trained for is an increase in 6PP situations (suicidal claimants) and additional training on managing those with severe health conditions whilst on UC.

The Work Capability Assessment system is expected to totally collapse immediately after the reforms are implemented due to demand as people denied PIP scramble to get LCWRA classification.

Even the harshest people on my team see it as a disasterous act of cruelty, as someone put it "saying the quiet part out loud."*

What is the government hoping will happen? There aren't enough jobs already. Do they hope everyone just kills themselves? Or turns to crime like mugging and shoplifting?

No wonder the UK is the second most miserable country on earth: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/latest-updates/uk-is-officially-the-worlds-second-most-miserable-country-these-were-the-happiest-and-unhappiest-countries-of-2023/articleshow/108361220.cms?from=mdr

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[–] aanes_appreciator@hexbear.net 8 points 2 weeks ago

More than acceptable; essential. Without culling the disabled there isnt the money to afford militarisation. Also relieves the NHS of responsibility to care for people with chronic illnesses when they're simply too poor to survive.

It's just a fucking mess, and our petty mobilisations will do nothing until they're also paired with actions that even suggesting would be legally in poor taste.