With another election in full swing and the parties yet to publish their manifestos, we want to know whether their policies on benefits would be enough to swing your vote?
Would you vote for a party largely based on what they plan to do with benefits?
Or would benefits be low down your list of priorities?
If benefits are important for your vote, which issues are the most important to you?
Is universal credit your biggest concern?
Or getting rid of the work capability assessment?
Doing away with private sector PIP assessments?
Dismantling the DWP?
Let us know below the line but, please, we don’t want to open a Brexit battleground. All comments are moderated.
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Trump tried low taxes in America and found out they didn't work so he has borrowed and spent $2 trillion to make the economy work in America.
The Conservatives with their austerity just put off what needed paying and now it'll cost the UK and all of us even more.
My family and I will be voting Labour.
I only trust Labour on the economy. I'm afraid the Tories have made a success of slow drip-drip propaganda about Labour and the economy for the last nine years. It was a GLOBAL crash. OK, Gordon Brown didn't do enough to curtail PFI and the banks shouldn't have been bailed out, but how quickly people forget that Brown was known as the Iron Chancellor before then and how prudent he was!!
Do you seriously trust the Tories with our economy? They have increased our debt by trillions!
Labour on the other hand will spend to invest and to reap reward. It's not just about monetary value it's about investing in people and their needs and aspirations and starting with a level playing field as much as possible.
There is a section in the manifesto specifically dealing with Social Security. On a quick read through the following would be a summary of the main points on Social Security (though many other points are made):
* Replace DWP with Department of Social Security
* UC will be scrapped though this will take same time as setting up a new system will take time. However, the new system will start to be developed immediately.
* From day one we will stop moving people onto UC.
* End the five-week wait for getting a first payment a temporary but immediate system will be put in place to manage this until full system can be put in place.
* Will immediately suspend the Tories vicious sanction regime.
*Will end the Tories 'digital only' approach to applying for social security.
* Will scrap the bedroom tax and increase Local Housing Allowance.
* Will stop Work Capability and PIP Assessments.
* Increase ESA by £30 per week for the work-related activity group.
* Raise the basic rate of support for children with disabilities to the level of Child Tax Credits.
On reading some of the comments that have been made in this thread I have to say that I am amazed by the number of people that say they aren't sure how they will vote. Some even say they don't trust the Labour Party. My god, this is unbelievable. You can guarantee that you can trust the Tories a damnable sight less -- and the kicking they will give you will be beyond belief, it's what Tories do folks, they enjoy it. For people in England and Wales, when considering Social Security issues, voting Labour is the only choice that makes sense.
If a large proportion of people in the country feel that there is no party which they trust and represents their views can we call this a democracy?
I'm sorry to say i believe the Conservative party will get back in because people are so split
As much as I have labours benefits changes in mind like all parties they can promise the earth to the voters but can change things if voted in power or will say ho hum if not.
As the tory party are the only one on a Brexit ticket and the Brexit party not having a candidate in our area I will vote tory as I feel this is more important to the uk than benefits which I hear will have the cap lifted next year
Cannot vote lib dems remain party and as for labour well who know what way the wind blows with them .. understanding they will negotiate a new deal prob keeping in the customs union without a say ! or vote on any changes then they want to put it to another vote and on top of that they prob will vote down there own deal and remain wtf !!!!!!!
Labour right now are a party who seek policy decisions from social media if they think they can get a few hundred votes by adopting a policy they will follow it regardless
I worry about UC not for myself but for those who come after me.
So i simply cannot bring myself at the moment to vote for any of the main parties.
23.10.19
Labour attempted to end Tory's privatisation of
the NHS and protect it from being sold off
after Brexit. The proposal fell by 310 votes to 282.
Not a single Tory or Liberal Democrat
MP voted to protect the NHS. Utterly shameful!
If you have pre-existing medical conditions you
struggle to get insurance!
VOTE LABOUR!
I trust Labour as much as I trust the Conservatives , Lib Dems and any other yorping political party .
Having had the Labour experience here in South Wales for 15 years … I don't really want it any more it's hurting us in too many areas .
I feel /think that the proposed Brexit candidates might be a very welcome breath of fresh air in to UK politics as they seem to come from sound back grounds and are not monied professional blinkered politicians .