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Activists question council’s decision to build supported housing on contaminated site

By John Pring on 22nd April 2021 Category: Housing

Activists question council’s decision to build supported housing on contaminated site
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Disabled activists have raised concerns that a local authority has granted planning permission for a new supported living housing development for people with learning difficulties that will be built on a site contaminated with toxic materials. The site, part of a […]

Disabled black lives matter, say campaigners, and so does grassroots funding

By John Pring on 8th October 2020 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Disabled black lives matter, say campaigners, and so does grassroots funding
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Black disabled people must speak out about the oppression they continue to face, and they need new funding that goes “direct to the grassroots”, campaigners said this week. The Disabled Black Lives Matter event was held to celebrate Black History Month, […]

Council faces anger over ‘inexcusable’ increase in care charges in middle of pandemic

By John Pring on 24th September 2020 Category: Independent Living

Council faces anger over ‘inexcusable’ increase in care charges in middle of pandemic
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Campaigners have asked a local authority why it has taken the “inexcusable” step of increasing care charges for disabled people in the middle of a pandemic. Greenwich council was warned last year that planned increases to the contributions disabled service-users have […]

Council’s planned care charge rises ‘could prove fatal’

By John Pring on 22nd August 2019 Category: Independent Living

Council’s planned care charge rises ‘could prove fatal’
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Leading disabled campaigners have warned that a council’s proposals to increase care charges will force them and others to quit their jobs and stop their volunteering work, and will push many others into poverty. One influential campaigner warned that she could […]

Research shows impact of ILF closure on London councils

By John Pring on 28th June 2018 Category: Independent Living

Research shows impact of ILF closure on London councils
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One in three London councils have cut the care packages of more than a third of disabled people who were previously receiving support from the Independent Living Fund (ILF), following its closure, according to new research. The user-led research shows a […]

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