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Grenfell survivor tells minister: Evacuation plans ‘are difference between life and death’

By John Pring on 15th July 2021 Category: Housing

Grenfell survivor tells minister: Evacuation plans ‘are difference between life and death’
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A disabled woman who made a “miraculous” escape from the top floor of Grenfell Tower has told a parliamentary meeting that her husband would still be alive today if there had been an evacuation plan in place for her. Flora Neda […]

Minister told his ‘absurd’ high-rise evacuation plans are ‘dangerously misplaced’

By John Pring on 15th July 2021 Category: Housing

Minister told his ‘absurd’ high-rise evacuation plans are ‘dangerously misplaced’
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A minister has been told that his government’s “absurd” plans to protect disabled residents who would need assistance if they had to evacuate from high-rise blocks of flats are “dangerously misplaced”. A parliamentary meeting heard this week that the “arbitrary” proposals […]

Government Grenfell proposals suggest disabled residents might need to pay to keep safe

By John Pring on 10th June 2021 Category: Housing

Government Grenfell proposals suggest disabled residents might need to pay to keep safe
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New government plans that would protect some disabled people from the risk of fire in residential buildings do not go far enough, and even suggest that disabled residents might have to pay for measures to keep them safe, say campaigners. The […]

Anger over ‘horrifying’ slow pace of government’s post-Grenfell action

By John Pring on 3rd June 2021 Category: Human Rights

Anger over ‘horrifying’ slow pace of government’s post-Grenfell action
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The government has failed to act to protect disabled people from the risk of fire in high-rise and other residential buildings, nearly four years after the Grenfell Tower tragedy, say campaigners. Disabled campaigners and allies have shared an open statement – […]

Disabled high-rise leaseholders are living in post-Grenfell fear of fire and financial ruin

By John Pring on 7th January 2021 Category: Housing

Disabled high-rise leaseholders are living in post-Grenfell fear of fire and financial ruin
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Disabled people who lease their own flats in high-rise buildings have been left frightened for their lives, but also in fear of losing their homes, because of the government’s failure to address the growing post-Grenfell safety scandal. A new campaign group, […]

News round-up: DWP phone pressure, Grenfell, Letwin… and Crip Camp

By John Pring on 5th March 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

News round-up: DWP phone pressure, Grenfell, Letwin… and Crip Camp
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A new investigation has revealed that disabled benefit claimants are being pressured on the phone to accept thousands of pounds less than they are owed by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The investigation by the Guardian’s Frances Ryan claims […]

Disabled Grenfell residents were repeatedly failed in years before fire, inquiry finds

By John Pring on 31st October 2019 Category: Human Rights

Disabled Grenfell residents were repeatedly failed in years before fire, inquiry finds
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The inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire has detailed how disabled residents were failed repeatedly by both London Fire Brigade and the organisation that managed the building on behalf of a local authority. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said […]

Concerns over green paper’s ‘chilling’ failure to address accessible housing crisis

By John Pring on 16th August 2018 Category: Housing

Concerns over green paper’s ‘chilling’ failure to address accessible housing crisis
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The government has been criticised by disabled campaigners and the equality watchdog after its new social housing green paper failed to include a single mention of the accessible housing crisis. Only three months ago, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) […]

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