please sign this petition!

[lcg]

http://epetitions.dir...ov.uk/petitions/31667

this petition is aimed at the governments decision to stop esa benefits for disabled people after 1 year. my husband is disabled and unable to work (he did have a job as a civil servant for 10 years before he went potty!) and our benefits have been stopped, leaving our family financially destitute. i have a job, but live in the south and pay extortionate rent, cannot get council/housing association accommodation, and bills that are just way too much.

i am going to have to do at least 20 hours overtime a week to replace the money and i am disabled myself (but do not qualify for any state help) and cannot see any future where we now drown in debt to scrape through. i already shop at aldi, use water from the bath to flush the loo, never buy any clothing, and have flogged anything worth money in my house (including my engagement ring) etc. and anything else that saves money.

disabled people everywhere have had their benefits stopped dead and the government don't care and have just ignored those who fall through the net for other benefits or support. hubby has also lost his care co-ordinator from the local mental health community team who supported us as they have restructered services to 'save money' - in real terms, this is dumping disabled people again. he has no support , his psychological counselling has been stopeed and i just don't know what to do anymore. everything has been taken away and now i have to kill myself working just to break even.

anyway....enough about the Sugar that has happened to me and my family over the last few weeks - please sign this petition and let the government know that they are fascist bar.stewards who think disabled people are worth nothing.

please sign this petition.....

[Caran]

Signed up, all the best to you both.

[owdhamer]

I suffer from both parkinsons and bowel cancer,mrs owds washing machine is never off and i need extra clothes to keep myself clean,recently i lost some ability to walk so have bought a second hand scooter any reduction in benefit would hit us hard

[Mamyalynne]

Done!

[gness]

Done.

[starone]

Me too. My friend has had her husband's stopped and they are £100 a week worse off - he has stomach cancer but has had stomach removed and is back at work so I suppose they think he is fit and well. He still has to have lots of tablets and pay for them. I do not know how anyone can manage, even though things were tough when I began my married life, I don't think anyone should have to go through the same things as I did.

[emmie]

that was i was going to add, have you seen someone at the CAB, as they can be very helpful. I know the difficulties you face, and wonder how i would or will cope if this happens. They stopped one benefit without saying when it would happen, and i have had to jump through hoops to currently get ESA, so this doesn't bode well at all. You may well be better of stopping work, as mad as that seems, as quite frankly what is the point of busting your guts to work, and end up in a hospital, or worse like your poor man. Good luck with this, i wish you well

[butcherbilly1324]

Signed....

[Dee Sa]

have filled the petition in, but it wont let me submit, will try again.

[Dee Sa]

successful 2nd time.

[excelsior-1]

done .. thinking of you during this difficult time