NEW: Today's DWP data on 23/24 is shocking:
❌Food insecurity up: 7.2m to 7.5m ppl
❌Food bank use up: 2.3m to 2.8m ppl
❌3m disabled ppl facing hunger, 1.2m at food banks
Is this really the time to cut disabled ppl's lifelines? We cannot push ppl deeper into hunger and hardship
❗ 77% of people claiming Universal Credit and disability benefits have gone without essentials in the last 6 months.
Cuts to disability support risk pushing even more people deeper into poverty.
We cannot let this happen. Email your MP now 👉 bit.ly/4kFR5Bj
Particularly if you have a labour MP, it's important to get in touch with them right now about this. You can do so with @trusselluk.bsky.social here:
bit.ly/4kFR5Bj
Good to hear @pollardtom.bsky.social on the politics weekly podcast explaining mooted upcoming social security cuts - they're going to be devastating, particularly for disabled people, who are already grossly overrepresented in food banks:
pca.st/podcast/59f5...
📢 The UK government is talking about making HUGE cuts to disabled people’s social security.
Disabled people are already three times more likely to face hunger, and these cuts risk pushing even more people to food banks.
Disability benefits are already not enough to live on- any cuts will devastate lives & push more people into poverty. @trusselluk.bsky.social
www.trussell.org.uk/news-and-res...
Cc @rexfactor.bsky.social
Enjoying Bluesky very much so far. Will get around to posting properly eventually but just as a holding position will post a picture of my cat:
