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STATEMENT ON THE BUDGET As an organisation representing the 3.8 million UK taxpayers who were excluded from government support during the Covid-19 pandemic, ExcludedUK welcomes any measures in today’s Budget that genuinely ease financial pressure on ordinary households. In particular, the proposed abolition of the two child benefit cap is a positive step. It offers increased support to families, some of whom may also include individuals who were excluded from Covid support and who continue to face economic hardship. However, we remain concerned that many of the tax and fiscal changes announced today may disproportionately affect those who are already marginalised. That includes self-employed people, freelancers, small business operators and workers on unstable contracts, who form the core of the ExcludedUK community. With tax increases, frozen income tax thresholds and other fiscal changes designed to plug gaps in the public finances, there is a real risk that some of our members will face higher living costs, squeezed incomes or reduced purchasing power. We acknowledge the government’s stated aims to rebuild the economy, invest in public services and avoid a return to austerity. For ExcludedUK, however, the fundamental injustice that motivated our founding remains unresolved. Our community did not receive fair support during the pandemic and many continue to carry financial, professional and emotional scars. The Budget does little, at face value, to address the specific losses of earnings, collapsed businesses, damaged careers, mental health impacts and the lack of recognition that followed government exclusion. Accordingly, ExcludedUK calls on the government to recognise the ongoing hardship faced by those excluded from Covid-era support. We urge ministers to bring forward a dedicated reparative package for excluded taxpayers and businesses, including fair compensation for lost earnings or profits, support for ongoing financial and mental health difficulties, and safeguards so that in any future crisis, support schemes are inclusive from the outset. Until such a package is delivered, today’s Budget may offer limited relief for some families, but it does not redress the deep structural injustice experienced by the ExcludedUK community. @Keir_Starmer AND @RachelReevesMP ONCE SUPPORTED #EXCLUDEDUK…. NOW THEY DON’T… WHY? @RachelReevesMP WAS EVEN ON OUR PREVIOUS APPG! PLEASE ASK YOUR MP TO JOIN OUR 'GAPS IN COVID-19 FINANCIAL SUPPORT' APPG. ExcludedUK are Secretariat for this APPG and are registering all Lords and MPs who would like to join. All officer positions have been taken, but ordinary members are welcome. We look forward to you letting us know you would like to be added. You can either DM us on here, or email [email protected] DID YOU GET LITTLE OR NO FINANCIAL SUPPORT DURING COVID? Were you excluded from fair and equal Covid-19 financial support? If so, join some of the other 3.8 million UK taxpayers who were, as we campaign for this scandal to be put right: bit.ly/3UunLTY Dutifully paid in, deliberately left out! Lives & livelihoods ruined! 40+ suicides and hundreds of attempted suicides! Website: excludeduk.org Facebook Group: bit.ly/3UunLTY Sign up to our mailing list: bit.ly/4bdpB0U JustGiving Donations: bit.ly/4gpBJzp Buymeacoffee Donations: buymeacoffee.com/excludeduk Easyfundraising link: bit.ly/4plPqTV There are over 20 categories of exclusions including: ·New starters ·New Businesses ·PAYE freelancers ·Newly self-employed ·Those denied furlough ·Directors paid in Dividends ·Directors paid PAYE Annually ·Made redundant before 19 Mar 2020 ·Directors of Companies not in Profit ·Self-employed with +£50k trading profits ·Businesses ineligible for Business Grants ·Those in maternity/parental/adoption leave ·Those earning less than 50% income from self-employment ·Those whose personal circumstances have affected entitlement to support e.g. pensions, bereavement allowance, carer’s allowance, students, armed forces veterans… and more… ExcludedUK are asking for: (1) An apology from government so this injustice is recognised and assurance that it will never happen again. (2) Parity of support (3) Acknowledgement of loss of earnings/profit and consequential loss. #ExcludedUK #APPGGapsSupport

MOTHERING SUNDAY MESSAGE TO @Keir_Starmer You once said that, under you, Britain would be the party of the family and the “best place to grow up in”... but you have turned your back on the 3.8 UK taxpaying families who were denied parity of Covid-19 Financial Support! This video is evident of the fact you only repeated this narrative to attack the @Conservatives and attract votes! SHAME ON YOU!! The #ExcludedUK Member Welfare team have dealt with hundreds of suicide attempts, and sadly at least 37 known successful suicides... can you look your wife and children in the eyes and say "I did what I promised for these people"... our answer is a big "NO!!" Again, SHAME ON YOU!! In fact, what you have done is possibly equal, or even worse, than what @RishiSunak did, as you gave our members hope, hope that if they voted for you, that you were the leader who would do right by them and organise the restitution we all deserved! Instead of swanning around the world, spending a fortune on travel and lavish expensive meals with your sidekick @DavidLammy, maybe concentrate your efforts on looking after those you are responsible for at home! Those who you lied to in order to gain power! Instead of letting @RachelReevesMP from accounts, run this country into the ground, maybe task her with something she IS competent to do, writing cheques for all those cruelly left by the wayside during the worst times in their lives! So many of your backbenchers are increasingly gobsmacked at your dereliction of duty, your arrogant dismissal of those you duped into voting for you, for you leaving the #WASPI #1950sWomen, the #loancharge, the #PostOfficeScandal victims, and more, scratching their heads, wondering why you have been a turncoat! So many of your backbenchers have joined our 'Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support' APPG, it must surely show you how far from your alleged morals and principles you have strayed. Again, SHAME ON YOU!!!! For those Lords and MPs who have not yet joined our 'Gaps in Covid-19 Financial Support' APPG, you can do so by either DMing us on here, or emailing [email protected]. If you are not interested in joining, please can you let us know so we can cross you off our list. Many thanks DID YOU GET LITTLE OR NO FINANCIAL SUPPORT DURING COVID? Were you excluded from fair and equal Covid-19 financial support? If so, join some of the other 3.8 million UK taxpayers who were, as we campaign for this scandal to be put right.. bit.ly/3UunLTY Dutifully paid in, deliberately left out! Lives & livelihoods ruined! 37+ suicides and hundreds of attempted suicides! Website: excludeduk.org Facebook Group: bit.ly/3UunLTY Sign our petition bit.ly/3XzQgjD Sign up to our mailing list: bit.ly/4bdpB0U There are over 20 categories of exclusions including: ·New starters ·New Businesses ·PAYE freelancers ·Newly self-employed ·Those denied furlough ·Directors paid in Dividends ·Directors paid PAYE Annually ·Made redundant before 19 Mar 2020 ·Directors of Companies not in Profit ·Self-employed with +£50k trading profits ·Businesses ineligible for Business Grants ·Those in maternity/parental/adoption leave ·Those earning less than 50% income from self-employment ·Those whose personal circumstances have affected entitlement to support e.g. pensions, bereavement allowance, carer’s allowance, students, armed forces veterans… and more… ExcludedUK are asking for: (1) An apology from government so this injustice is recognised and assurance that it will never happen again. (2) Parity of support (3) Acknowledgement of loss of earnings/profit and consequential loss. @switherdenMP @EdwardJDavey @LibDems @StephenFlynnSNP @theSNP @carolvorders @AndyBurnhamGM @andyverity @MetroMayorSteve @JohnDCaudwell @MartinSLewis @SadiqKhan @MayorofLondon @thatginamiller @TonyRobinsonOBE @JohnMartinComic @PeterStefanovi2 @snb19692 @Sacha_Lord @Philmoorhouse76