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Court hears universal credit £20 uplift appeal, as activists vow to fight back

By John Pring on 8th December 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Court hears universal credit £20 uplift appeal, as activists vow to fight back
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Disabled campaigners were outside the Royal Courts of Justice yesterday (Wednesday) to highlight the “appalling discrimination” experienced by an estimated two million claimants who were denied a £20-a-week rise in their benefits during the pandemic. They spoke of the “heinous” failure […]

Government launches long-awaited consultation on new deprivation of liberty system

By John Pring on 24th March 2022 Category: Human Rights

Government launches long-awaited consultation on new deprivation of liberty system
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The government has launched a long-awaited consultation on a new system of safeguards that aim to protect service-users who are considered unable to consent to restrictions placed on their liberty through their care and support. The new Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) […]

Appeal hopes follow anger at universal credit £20 uplift court defeat

By John Pring on 24th February 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Appeal hopes follow anger at universal credit £20 uplift court defeat
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Disabled people have spoken of their anger and frustration after a judge ruled that ministers behaved lawfully when failing to offer recipients of so-called legacy benefits the same £20-a-week increase given to people on universal credit during the pandemic. The long-awaited […]

Disabled woman wins go-ahead for high court review of ‘immoral’ DWP scheme

By John Pring on 6th January 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Disabled woman wins go-ahead for high court review of ‘immoral’ DWP scheme
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A disabled woman has won permission from the high court to challenge the legality of a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) scheme that allows utility companies to “help themselves” from claimants’ benefits to pay off debts. Helen Timson said she […]

Universal credit uplift failure was ‘unfair, unjustified and discriminatory’, court hears

By John Pring on 18th November 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Universal credit uplift failure was ‘unfair, unjustified and discriminatory’, court hears
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The government’s decision to treat claimants of universal credit more favourably throughout the pandemic than those receiving other benefits – including more than a million disabled people – was unfair, unjustified and discriminatory, the high court has been told. Four benefit […]

Mixed response from disabled activists to Heidi Crowter abortion case ruling

By John Pring on 30th September 2021 Category: Human Rights

Mixed response from disabled activists to Heidi Crowter abortion case ruling
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Disabled campaigners have given contrasting responses to a court’s high-profile ruling on whether abortion laws are discriminatory. The high court dismissed a legal challenge that argued that it was “morally and ethically wrong” and discriminatory to allow disabled fetuses to be […]

Abortion law stereotypes, demeans and discriminates against disabled people, court hears

By John Pring on 8th July 2021 Category: Human Rights

Abortion law stereotypes, demeans and discriminates against disabled people, court hears
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A disabled campaigner was in the high court this week to hear her legal team argue that it was “morally and ethically wrong”, and discriminatory, to allow disabled fetuses to be aborted up until the moment of birth. Heidi Crowter, from […]

Disabled woman asks high court to declare DWP’s ‘immoral’ deductions scheme unlawful

By John Pring on 1st July 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Disabled woman asks high court to declare DWP’s ‘immoral’ deductions scheme unlawful
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A disabled woman left in “great distress” by an “immoral” Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) scheme – which allows it to take money from her benefits to pay off utility debts – is asking the high court to declare the […]

New figures set to provide clearer picture of disproportionate pandemic deaths of disabled people

By John Pring on 14th January 2021 Category: Human Rights

New figures set to provide clearer picture of disproportionate pandemic deaths of disabled people
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New official figures, set to be released early next month, should provide a clearer picture of why so many disabled people have died from COVID-19 during the pandemic. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has told Disability News Service that it […]

High court care charging victory ‘highlights flawed social care system’

By John Pring on 23rd December 2020 Category: Independent Living

High court care charging victory ‘highlights flawed social care system’
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A disabled woman’s high court victory has highlighted how the current social care system has a disproportionately negative impact on disabled people with the highest support needs, say campaigners. The high court has ruled that Norfolk County Council breached the rights of the woman – […]

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