Ellen Clifford

Employment

July 21, 2016

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Drop in Access to Work numbers shows DWP ‘is strangling the scheme’

The government is facing calls for a “fundamental rethink” of its approach to Access to Work (AtW), after new figures showed the number of disabled people receiving support through the employment scheme fell last year. At its peak, in 2009-10, under the last Labour government, AtW was supporting more than 37,000 disabled people a

Benefits and Poverty

Head and shoulders of Justin Tomlinson giving evidence to a parliamentary committee

June 30, 2016

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Tomlinson admits to ignorance about biopsychosocial model

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The minister for disabled people has admitted to complete ignorance about the model that lies at the heart of his government’s programme of disability benefit reforms. Justin Tomlinson (pictured) was asked what his thoughts were about the biopsychosocial (BPS) model of disability in a question-and-answer session at a meeting of the all-party parliamentary disability

Independent Living

February 11, 2016

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Government agrees four more years of ILF transition cash for councils

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The government has agreed to fund former users of the Independent Living Fund (ILF) in England for the next four years following months of campaigning pressure from disabled activists. The minister for disabled people, Justin Tomlinson, passed on the news yesterday (10 February) to two former ILF-users at a meeting in his department. The

Independent Living

Three wheelchair-users in front of a metal fence, having their pictures taken

January 8, 2016

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Disabled Tories launch investigation into impact of ILF closure

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Disabled members of the Conservative party have launched their own investigation into the closure of the Independent Living Fund (ILF), following widespread concerns about its impact across the country. The Conservative Disability Group (CDG) has issued an appeal to former ILF-users and those who had friends or relatives who were recipients of ILF funding

Activism and Campaigning

Tapestry featuring rights slogans such as Disabled People Fight Back and Nothing About Us Without Us

January 8, 2016

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Union disability equality manifesto ‘will help fight government propaganda’

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The TUC is hoping that a new manifesto will be used to fight the poverty, prejudice and discrimination faced by millions of disabled people, and help unions challenge popular misconceptions and government “propaganda”. The TUC wants individuals, politicians and organisations to support the proposals in its new Manifesto for Disability Equality, which include calls

Independent Living

DPAC protesters outside Westminster Abbey

July 3, 2015

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ILF closure: ‘I want to chew off my own hand so I can escape’

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Individual stories of disabled people who have been affected by the chaotic closure of the Independent Living Fund (ILF) are continuing to emerge. The ILF closed on Tuesday this week (30 June), and was marked by a protest outside Downing Street, as well as continuing anger at the impact of the closure on the

Activism and Campaigning

A group of campaigners from Operation Disabled Vote holding a poster advertising the campaign

April 24, 2015

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ELECTION 2015: Bus tour highlights disabled people’s voting power

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A five-day bus tour across London has helped raise the profile of disabled people’s potential voting power in next month’s general election. London’s pan-disability disabled people’s organisation organised the Operation Disabled Vote tour, in association with local Deaf and disabled people’s organisations across the capital. Operation Disabled Vote is based on the principle that

Employment

March 13, 2015

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Access to Work: Plan for new cap on awards ‘is huge concern’

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Government plans to restrict how much support any individual can receive through the Access to Work (AtW) scheme are a “huge concern” and will damage efforts to encourage Deaf people to become teachers, lawyers and politicians, campaigners have warned. They spoke out after Mark Harper, the Conservative minister for disabled people, announced further reforms

Human Rights

A sign pointing to Parliament Street and Whitehall

January 9, 2015 0

Independent Living Fund: ‘Target every MP before general election’

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Disabled activists have been told to target every single candidate in May’s general election, to demand their backing for the campaign to save the Independent Living Fund (ILF). The call came as about 100 activists – many of them ILF-users – marched in the rain on Downing Street, held up traffic in Whitehall, and

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