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Mayor’s ‘ultra low emission zone’ plans ‘will impact tens of thousands of disabled people’

By John Pring on 30th June 2022 Category: Transport

Mayor’s ‘ultra low emission zone’ plans ‘will impact tens of thousands of disabled people’
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Plans to widen the ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) in the capital will discriminate against tens of thousands of disabled Londoners and cause significant harm to many of them, a senior representative of the mayor of London has been told. Disabled people’s […]

New coalition will shine spotlight on ‘devastating’ impact of cost-of-living crisis

By John Pring on 14th April 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

New coalition will shine spotlight on ‘devastating’ impact of cost-of-living crisis
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A new coalition of disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) is aiming to shine a spotlight on the “devastating impact” of the spiralling cost of living that is “threatening disabled people’s survival”. The Disability Poverty Campaign Group (DPCG) warned this week that DPOs […]

Minister rejects call for extra time to respond to controversial disability benefits proposals

By John Pring on 12th August 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Minister rejects call for extra time to respond to controversial disability benefits proposals
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The minister for disabled people has ignored calls to give disabled people more time to respond to controversial proposals in his disability benefits green paper. Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) and allies have written an open letter to Justin Tomlinson, to warn […]

Government agrees to examine ‘troubling’ case of cost-cutting care home council

By John Pring on 27th June 2019 Category: Independent Living

Government agrees to examine ‘troubling’ case of cost-cutting care home council
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The government has agreed to examine the “troubling” example of a Tory-run council that plans to undermine the rights of disabled people to live independently by forcing them into residential homes as a cost-cutting measure. Barnet council’s policy was challenged in […]

Tory council set to force disabled people into residential care to cut costs

By John Pring on 28th March 2019 Category: Independent Living

Tory council set to force disabled people into residential care to cut costs
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Disabled people are to be forced into residential homes against their will by a Conservative council’s new cost-cutting adult social care policy, campaigners have warned. Barnet council wants to save more than £400,000 in 2019-20 by creating more “cost effective support […]

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