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Benefit Hate

Kvothe

Hello

I am just wondering if people on here have seen an increase in hate against those who claim disability benefits and PIP? I see it popping up all the time on tiktok and facebook in particular.

For those on benefits how do you cope with this, for me i feel extremely guilty that i am in the situation i am in.

How do you cope with this negativity?

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  • As a claimant when I read such comments or hear them I point out that forty percent of UC claimants are in work. We spend an estimated 80 billion a year on corporate welfare which dwarfs working age benefits. You are far more likely to be prosecuted for benefit fraud than for tax fraud. it is all a political ideology. 

  • in reply to LucyLandRover

    Yes, one of my pet peeves is people assuming that all UC claimants are unemployed 'layabouts'. I have lost count how many times I've pointed out to people that many UC claimants are in fact working.

    Not all unemployed are 'layabouts' anyway. Many people are unemployed due to no fault of their own and would love to have a job.

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  • in reply to LucyLandRover

    Yes, one of my pet peeves is people assuming that all UC claimants are unemployed 'layabouts'. I have lost count how many times I've pointed out to people that many UC claimants are in fact working.

    Not all unemployed are 'layabouts' anyway. Many people are unemployed due to no fault of their own and would love to have a job.

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