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Two in five UK benefit claimants want to commit suicide or harm themselves. (www.msn.com)
submitted 5 days ago by DisabledAceSocialist@lemmygrad.ml to c/worldnews@lemmygrad.ml
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And I know why, the constant terror and threats of having your only means of support stopped. And how hard they are to get and keep, the constant hunger, always worried about becoming homeless.

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[–] FreudianCafe@lemmy.ml 15 points 5 days ago (1 children)

At some point being a luigi will make more sense than letting the state slowly rot you alive. Kid starver is pushing the limits any sane person would agree

[–] DisabledAceSocialist@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 5 days ago

It already makes more sense.

[–] buzzardman2@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 5 days ago

"Two in five UK benefit claimants admit to wanting to commit suicide or harm themselves" should be the title of this.

[–] zedcell@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Makes sense, the dwp and jobs centres are absolute black holes of shit. If you are lucky you might live in a place where the jobseeker overseers aren't absolute bastards and are quite lax on requirements.

[–] DisabledAceSocialist@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 5 days ago

It's also the neverending stress and uncertainty. The frequent assessments and appeals, you know your only source of income could be stopped very soon. The constant threats from the government to end or cut your already low income. It just never ends, you can never relax.