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Budget’s double blow to disabled people

By John Pring on 4th March 2021 Category: Politics

Budget’s double blow to disabled people
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The chancellor has delivered a double blow to disabled people after refusing to extend a vital £20-a-week social security “uplift” to those on so-called legacy benefits, and then failing to take any action to address the social care funding crisis. In […]

Treasury rejects delivery of last-ditch appeals for £20 uplift

By John Pring on 4th March 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Treasury rejects delivery of last-ditch appeals for £20 uplift
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The Treasury and Downing Street have rejected deliveries of appeals from disabled people for ministers to pay attention to their urgent need for an increase in their benefits, after the evidence was delivered to their front doors. Personal accounts from disabled […]

Further delays from ministers in answering coronavirus social care questions

By John Pring on 12th March 2020 Category: Independent Living

Further delays from ministers in answering coronavirus social care questions
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Ministers have been unable to answer key questions on how they plan to cope with the impact of coronavirus on social care, despite announcing £5 billion in emergency funding for public services. The failure to answer questions about the impact of […]

Coronavirus overshadows budget, while social care is ignored… again

By John Pring on 12th March 2020 Category: Politics

Coronavirus overshadows budget, while social care is ignored… again
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The chancellor has announced few long-term measures focused on disabled people in his first budget, but he has provided significant emergency funding to cope with the impact of coronavirus on public services, as well as temporary measures on sick pay. Rishi […]

Chancellor ignores social care, weeks after UN’s independent living warning

By John Pring on 23rd November 2017 Category: Politics

Chancellor ignores social care, weeks after UN’s independent living warning
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Disabled campaigners have criticised the chancellor’s failure to provide any money in the budget to solve the social care funding crisis, despite a warning from the UN. Although Philip Hammond announced some extra funding for the NHS, there was no mention […]

Spring budget: ‘Derisible’ government money is ‘meaningless’ in face of care crisis

By John Pring on 9th March 2017 Category: Politics

Spring budget: ‘Derisible’ government money is ‘meaningless’ in face of care crisis
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More than £2 billion in extra money for social care over the next three years – announced by the chancellor in yesterday’s budget – is “meaningless” when set against the scale of the funding crisis, disabled campaigners have warned. The spring […]

Osborne’s budget sparks anger, fear… and a resignation

By John Pring on 17th March 2016 Category: Politics

Osborne’s budget sparks anger, fear… and a resignation
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This week’s budget – which confirmed cuts of more than £1 billion a year to disabled people’s support, while awarding huge giveaways to high earners – has sparked almost universal anger among disabled people. The chancellor, George Osborne, said in his […]

ROFA conference: Disabled people must build alliances, says Morris

By John Pring on 17th July 2015 Category: Activism and Campaigning

ROFA conference: Disabled people must build alliances, says Morris
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A leading researcher and writer has called on disabled people and their organisations to build alliances with other groups hit by the “dysfunctional, unhealthy” economy. Jenny Morris, who helped write the Labour government’s Improving the Life Chances of Disabled People white […]

Budget: DPAC’s balls bring traffic chaos bouncing back to Westminster

By John Pring on 10th July 2015 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Budget: DPAC’s balls bring traffic chaos bouncing back to Westminster
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Disabled activists halted traffic around Westminster three times in a protest against further government austerity measures, just as Tory chancellor George Osborne was delivering a budget that will slash billions of pounds from disabled people’s support. The #Balls2TheBudget protests began in […]

Budget: Chancellor’s WRAG decision is ‘misguided’ and ‘cruel’

By John Pring on 10th July 2015 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Budget: Chancellor’s WRAG decision is ‘misguided’ and ‘cruel’
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Disabled people and their organisations have branded this week’s budget misguided and cruel, and say it will drag many more disabled people into poverty. Their chief target was the chancellor’s decision to remove – from April 2017 – the extra financial […]

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