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Taxing Disability Benefits Would Be ‘A Deeply Unfair Cut’

June 9, 2015
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Says Frances Ryan in today’s Guardian.

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  1. sdbast's avatar
    sdbast permalink
    June 9, 2015 1:07 pm

    Reblogged this on sdbast.

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  2. PJB's avatar
    philipburdekin permalink
    June 9, 2015 3:09 pm

    We would all be better of dead, than made to suffer so much humility, made to feel guilt and abused, ignored, laughed at, attack by abuse.
    Endless list really, but the the world just does not care.

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    wildthing666 permalink
    June 9, 2015 3:50 pm

    20% of £559 would be more than one weeks care component of PIP, around £91 for that I would personally take a shot at Cameron with an anti-aircraft gun

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  4. Maria's avatar
    Maria permalink
    June 9, 2015 6:40 pm

    So basically its the disabled tax?

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  5. WOMEN'S PENSION 60. AGAINST TAX ALLOWANCE LOSS 65 / PENSION LOSS WIDOWS, HOUSEWIVES, POOR WORKERS's avatar
    WOMEN'S PENSION 60. AGAINST TAX ALLOWANCE LOSS 65 / PENSION LOSS WIDOWS, HOUSEWIVES, POOR WORKERS permalink
    June 10, 2015 3:24 am

    Flat rate pension abolishes Penson Credit (savings)
    and cuts state pension not increases it.
    So with nil disability benefit, or taxed disability benefit, no help in the future.

    FIGHT TO GET ANY STATE PENSION
    https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/state-pension-at-60-now

    TAXES NEVER SAVE MONEY

    How on earth can you save money by taxing a benefit, that has cost DWP admin to get and then the Inland Revenue admin to levy?

    Sorry no savings, only more admin cost.

    And the tax costs carer jobs, will it not?

    FAMILY CARERS LOST

    Family carers are lost from the coming 40 per cent of claimants from the rules under Universal Credit losing them Carer’s Allowance.

    Women tend to be the family elderly disabled carer and they have lost state pension payout starting from 2013 who turned 60, til at least from 2019 onwards.

    Meaning they have also lost Pension Credit.

    Universal Credit denies Pension credit if either of a couple are below raised retirement age.

    AGE IS NO SAFEGUARD

    About 40 per cent of over 50s are disabled / chronic sick.

    About half of over 60s are within the working poor.

    SOME NEVER EVEN GOT A BIT OF HELP TO START OFF WITH
    AFTER A LIFETIME PAYING NATIONAL INSURANCE

    I never got DLA – I went after the lower mobility only. Denied the mere £20 a week.
    Tried for support ESA. Didn’t get that either, despite my illness being permanent.

    This money would have gone straight back to government via the car being a cash cow.

    Now they’re getting nothing but a tiny bit of premium tax as car locked up useless in the garage.

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  6. Sasson Hann's avatar
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    June 10, 2015 2:05 pm

    I commented under the Guardian column but it will get lost there and it’s an important point to make, so if you know anyone who employs carers will you pass this on please?:

    I was just thinking about this. I told my carers, what with the cuts to come from my income, plus tax taken, I doubt that I’d be able to keep them on more than a few hours a week.

    Then I realised; I am classed as ‘The Employer’ on my tax payment booklet, because I receive direct payments, so I presume that the contribution that I make each year – plus the private care which all goes through official payroll – will be tax deductible.

    Just a thought for anyone who is panicking a bit, like me at present. The government can’t have it all ways; if we’re to fall into the tax zone then naturally as employers we receive the same allowances and disregards as everyone else who pays tax. We’ll still pay some tax, but not as steep as perhaps we would have done under normal circumstances.

    Fair’s fair after all.

    Sasson Hann

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