Fit for Work?

Incapacity Benefit, Severe Disablement Allowance & Income Support awarded on the grounds of illness or disability are being phased out and replaced by Employment & Support Allowance.

Next year, assessments begin for those receiving Disability Living Allowance. The Work Capability Assessment, according to reports on BBC 2 and Channel 4, is finding nine out of ten claimants "fit for work". The whole procedure is causing severe anxiety, paranoia, and adding to the mental health challenges we already have to face on a day-to-day basis.

WE NEED TO CHANGE IT - AND CHANGE IT NOW!

Therefore, SpeakUpCIC are holding an urgent meeting of SpeakUpCIC members, to which mental health professionals, local GP's and both Thanet MP's are to be invited

WEDNESDAY 19TH SEPTEMBER AT 6.30PM, MEDIA CENTRE, MARGATE.

We need to SpeakUp as loud as we can and get the test changed!

Richmond Fellowship program, August

Here is the Richmond Fellowship day service program of events in Thanet for August, plus news from the groups. There is an application form (Word document) for the groups advertised.

SpeakupCIC peer support activites for August

Here is the peer support activities diary for August, run by Speakup CIC