![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/hunt-vows-to-protect-disabled-people/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/0_Autumn-statement-2022-1.jpg&description=Rachel Charlton-Dailey writes that Jeremy Hunt vowed to protect disabled people, but in his Autumn Statement he once again hits those can't work, leaving them to sufferChancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt delivering his autumn statement to MPsWhen Chancellor Jeremy Hunt gave his Autumn Statement at lunchtime today, there was an air of trepidation about what this would mean for disabled people. Hunt opened by saying the government will 'protect the vulnerable, because to be British is to be compassionate and we are a compassionate Conservative government'. This was quite rightly met with laughter and jeers from the other side of the house. Another burst of laughter erupted at him proclaiming "credibility cannot be taken for granted". He then launched into his plans for the DWP, which seemed to largely focus on forcing people into work – ignoring the fact that many disabled people can't work or are not supported enough to be able to work. Hunt pledged to launch a 'thorough review' into what was holding back workplace participation and plans to have 600,000 people on Universal Credit meeting with a work coach. Jeremy Hunt claimed the government would 'protect the vulnerable' but acted otherwise ( Getty Images) However, there was no mention of the fact that we're still in a mass disabling pandemic that has made hundreds of thousands of people disabled or worsened disabilities. Founder of Clinically Vulnerable Families, Lara Wong told The Mirror: 'The ONS recently reported that 500,000 workers had dropped out of the labour market since Covid. 'Both the Clinically Vulnerable and Long Covid workers are adding to the disabled unable to return.' He then said he would crack down on benefit fraud, once again feeding into the tory narrative of people on benefits all faking being disabled. Whilst Hunt span tales of benefit frauds an FOI found almost 90 per cent of investigations were overturned and found to be non-fraudulent ( PA) This is despite the fact that just 0.07 per c){kind=link}
Rachel Charlton-Dailey writes that Jeremy Hunt vowed to protect disabled people, but in his Autumn Statement he once again hits those can’t work, leaving them to suffer
When Chancellor Jeremy Hunt gave his Autumn Statement at lunchtime today, there was an air of trepidation about what this would mean for disabled people.
Hunt opened by saying the government will “protect the vulnerable, because to be British is to be compassionate and we are a compassionate Conservative government”. This was quite rightly met with laughter and jeers from the other side of the house.
Another burst of laughter erupted at him proclaiming “credibility cannot be taken for granted”.
He then launched into his plans for the DWP, which seemed to largely focus on forcing people into work â ignoring the fact that many disabled people can’t work or are not supported enough to be able to work.