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WEB12th September 2024. A disabled people’s organisation is hoping its new disability justice project will draw support from across the country and create change in both government policy and public attitudes, as well as addressing the sense of “inevitability” around disability poverty. One of Inclusion […]
Ministers could merge disability benefits and want to cut future ...
WEBSep 26, 2024 · Ministers are considering measures to cut rising spending on disability benefits, and the possibility of merging personal independence payment with universal credit, a new government green paper ha…
Disabled activist seeks to lead union, and promises to fight ...
WEB5 hours ago · A disabled journalist has called on the trade union movement to do more for disability rights and has promised to fight discrimination across the media, if she is elected to be the next leader of her union. Dr Natasha Hirst said she believed the trade union movement needed to be “much stronger ...
Government ‘was slapdash and chaotic’ in response to requests for ...
WEB5 hours ago · The new government has been accused of a “slapdash and chaotic” response to a request from disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) to provide a vital consultation document on planning policy in accessible formats. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) had already ...
Care charges mean disabled people are facing unlawful …
WEBSep 26, 2024 · Disabled people across England are continuing to face unlawful discrimination and inequality on an “unparalleled” scale due to “unjust” social care charging policies, according to “deeply concerning” new research.
New charter calls for ‘bold’ action from government on disability ...
WEBSep 26, 2024 · Disabled people’s organisations and allies have joined together to issue a series of demands to the government that they believe would help to end employment discrimination against disabled people.
Last Tory minister for disabled people dodges questions on fatal …
WEB4 hours ago · The last Conservative minister for disabled people has dodged questions on whether her government failed to address flaws in the universal credit system that led to the deaths of disabled claimants. There have been increasing concerns about universal credit, including by coroners following two ...
Fresh DWP fears after Kendall helps launch report that calls for …
WEBSep 26, 2024 · Comments by new work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall, and her support for a controversial report, suggest she wants to increase pressure on disabled people to move off benefits and into work, while disregarding risks to their health.
Evidence mounts of disability benefits white paper’s fatal flaws
WEBSep 19, 2024 · Evidence is mounting that government plans to reform the disability benefits system are fatally flawed. Last week’s Transforming Support white paper appears to be slowly unravelling, with a growing number of serious concerns being raised by disabled activists, politicians, charities and the main union representing Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) staff.
Half a million set to lose out when DWP scraps ‘fit for work’ test ...
WEBSep 26, 2024 · More than half a million disabled people are set to lose out financially through controversial reforms to the disability benefit assessment system, government figures suggest. The Department for Wo…