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From ThereForME:

"If you're in England, Wales, or Northern Ireland, living (or caring for someone) with Long Covid or ME/CFS and receiving PIP, UC, or ESA, we want to hear from you."

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI

Google DocsThe new proposed welfare reforms: understanding the impact on people with Long Covid and ME/CFSThis survey is for individuals with Long Covid (LC) or Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) who are receiving benefits affected by the government's proposed reforms. If the person is too unwell to complete the survey, a carer, if possible, is welcome to fill it out on their behalf. It is intended for residents of England, Northern Ireland and Wales only. Scotland has a different benefits system and requires a different survey. This survey was made in collaboration with Long Covid Support, Action for ME, ME Local Network and #ThereForME to understand the impact of the government’s proposed disability welfare reforms. Your responses will support our advocacy to the government for benefits that better support people living with these conditions. The survey has 31 questions, but not all may apply to you. We know this is a lot for people with ME/CFS and Long Covid. Each one has been carefully designed to give us meaningful data that strengthens our advocacy. Please take as much time as you need. Every question in this survey is completely optional, meaning you don't have to respond to specific questions if you don't want to. If you're signed into a Google account, your progress will be saved for 30 days so you can return to it later. By completing the survey, you are giving your consent for your anonymised responses to be used in advocacy and research communications by the following organisations: Long Covid Support, Action for ME, ME Local Network and #ThereForME. No identifying information will be shared, and all data will be handled in line with data protection best practices. Privacy Policy - Action for ME Privacy Policy - Long Covid Support If you're able to complete the survey by 24th April 2025, your responses can be included in a briefing we’re preparing for MPs. The final deadline for completing the survey is 30th May 2025, which allows us time to analyse all responses and incorporate the insights into our organisational submission to the Green Paper consultation. Regretfully, we are not able to provide and/or receive paper copies of this survey, due to the timescales involved. Thank you so much for your time and energy. This survey has been endorsed by the following organisations: Bury and Bolton ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia Support Group, ForwardME, Hope 4 ME Fibro Northern Ireland, Keyworker Petition U.K., Long Covid Advocacy, Long Covid Kids, Long Covid SOS, MERC PAG, Physios for ME and Supporting Healthcare Heroes UK, #MEActionUK, 25% ME Group.
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Day 15 cont 🏡🏠🏡🏡🏡🏡🏡🏠🏡🏡💰

“I want to help #YoungPeople and #FirstHomeBuyers achieve the dream of #HomeOwnership,” — #AnthonyAlbanese said.

#PeterDutton (#LNP / #Liberal) has announced a $10bn tax cut measure, which would give #Australians who earn up to $144,000 relief of up to $1,200 in the upcoming financial year.”

What a load of horse💩. Where is the strategy to industrialise the housing Industry to drive down costs and increase quality? <youtube.com/watchv=36I6jCrWTvQ>

Does #Labor want people to #buy or #rent? Where is this discussion? If not where is the plan to rollback (middle class #welfare) house investment & #NegativeGearing? Where is the talk of #EducationalDebt? Free TAFE for Tradies won’t solve these problems.

Dream on Labor.
Libs, $1200 dollars 😆🤭🤣🤣

#AusPol / #Labor / #LaborParty / #housing / #HousingCrisis / #Financialisation / #NegativeGearing <theguardian.com/australia-news>

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@ChrisMayLA6 Absolutely.

I can't stress this enough - it *costs money* to "get a job".

- Transportation
- Appropriate clothes & shoes
- Daycare
- Sometimes other equipment like construction workers who need their own tools.
- Certifications
- Opportunity costs to vanish from your other responsibilities for a shift, to be able to schedule other times for doc appointments, etc.

Shoving people deeper into poverty makes it harder not easier to work.

Older Australians concerned as costs set to rise in home aged care reform
By Fiona Blackwood

Senior Australians wanting to stay living at home independently for longer have concerns about new, national charges for services such as showering, cleaning and gardening; and how the co-payments will affect them.

abc.net.au/news/2025-04-12/hom

ABC News · Home aged care package reform a concern for older Australians as costs set to riseBy Fiona Blackwood

If you map financial stress, you'll find these 'aspirational Australians'
By Tobi Loftus

More than 77 per cent of households in the south-east Queensland electorate of Blair are feeling some form of financial stress — and as the federal election nears, it's a problem playing out across the country.

abc.net.au/news/2025-04-11/bla

ABC News · The federal electorate of Blair is home to many 'aspirational Australians', but household stress resonates across generationsBy Tobi Loftus

If you map financial stress, you'll find these 'aspirational Australians'
By Tobi Loftus

Over 77 per cent of households in the south-east Queensland electorate of Blair are feeling some form of financial stress — and as the federal election nears, it's a problem playing out across the country.

abc.net.au/news/2025-04-11/bla

ABC News · The federal electorate of Blair is home to many 'aspirational Australians', but household stress resonates across generationsBy Tobi Loftus

Ma solo a me questa tragedia sembra una cosa assurda?

Ma solo a me vengono i brividi a pensare che a quell'età si debba continuare a lavorare, pure in prova?

Ma solo a me girano i coglioni per un paese che se ne fotte dei salari, del #welfare, del lavoro, della povertà, della necessità di dignità?

Manitoba CFS intervened with 50% of First Nations parents from 1998 to 2019: study
A 'striking level' of First Nations parents came into contact with child protective services in Manitoba over the last couple decades, which could ultimately burden the health and well-being of their communities, a new study says.
#child #welfare #government #family #Manitoba #News
cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/ch

avendo passato gli ultimi 15 anni a occuparmi del complesso militare-industriale, mi gioco la testa che niente fa più paura a quel complesso che una forza capace di coagulare persone e forze progressiste diverse per un futuro di

#Welfare NOT #Warfare

ilfattoquotidiano.it/in-edicol

Il Fatto Quotidiano · 5 Stelle, una valanga anti-riarmo: “Questa è l’alternativa al governo”By Luca De Carolis

'Reform milestone': 20-year first for vulnerable children living in NSW
By Chantelle Al-Khouri

The NSW government has announced that for the first time in 20 years, no children in the state will be forced to live in high-cost emergency accommodation after the end of Alternative Care Arrangements.

abc.net.au/news/2025-04-04/nsw

ABC News · No children forced to sleep in unaccredited emergency care in NSW for first time in 20 yearsBy Chantelle Al-Khouri