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Round-up: International action call, BBC’s DAN drama, and DNR letter for Hancock

By John Pring on 21st May 2020 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Round-up: International action call, BBC’s DAN drama, and DNR letter for Hancock
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Two international disability rights groups say governments and health authorities are putting the lives of disabled people at greater risk during the coronavirus pandemic because of their failure to take “concerted action”. International Disability Alliance (IDA) and International Disability and Development […]

PIP announcement ‘shows replacing DLA was waste of time and money’

By John Pring on 21st June 2018 Category: Benefits and Poverty

PIP announcement ‘shows replacing DLA was waste of time and money’
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The government’s decision to stop regular benefit reassessments for some people with “the most severe, lifelong conditions” shows that replacing disability living allowance (DLA) with personal independence payment (PIP) was a waste of time and money, it has been claimed. Sarah […]

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