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Grenfell: Call for action over government’s ‘deplorable’ decision on evacuation plans

By John Pring on 19th May 2022 Category: Housing

Grenfell: Call for action over government’s ‘deplorable’ decision on evacuation plans
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The government has caused outrage after announcing that it would not implement measures – recommended by the Grenfell Tower Inquiry – that would have ensured disabled people could safely evacuate high-rise blocks of flats in emergencies. The inquiry had recommended that […]

DPO to call for London’s mayor to do more for disabled people on cost-of-living

By John Pring on 5th May 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DPO to call for London’s mayor to do more for disabled people on cost-of-living
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A pan-London disabled people’s organisation (DPO) is to call on the capital’s mayor to do more to support disabled Londoners hit by the unfolding cost-of-living crisis. Inclusion London said this week that food and energy bills have been rising sharply over […]

Government’s ‘criminal’ plans for care charging ‘will crush disabled people under debts’

By John Pring on 28th April 2022 Category: Independent Living

Government’s ‘criminal’ plans for care charging ‘will crush disabled people under debts’
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Devastated disabled campaigners have vowed to continue their fight against care charges, after parliament ignored their concerns and passed a government bill that will fail to protect most working-age disabled people from the “catastrophic” costs of their care. The House of […]

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 […]

Disbelief at chancellor’s “appalling” refusal to target support on disabled people

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

Disbelief at chancellor’s “appalling” refusal to target support on disabled people
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Disabled people have reacted with disbelief to the chancellor’s “cruel” decision to all-but-ignore those who rely on benefits in yesterday’s spring statement, despite the cost-of-living crisis. In his 3,500-word speech, Rishi Sunak (pictured) announced a rise in the starting threshold of […]

UN to hear how disabled people feel ‘expendable’ after rights regression since 2017

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

UN to hear how disabled people feel ‘expendable’ after rights regression since 2017
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There has been “continued regression” in disabled people’s rights in the five years since a UN committee told the UK government that its cuts and reforms had caused a “human catastrophe”, according to a new report by disabled people’s organisations (DPOs). […]

City council refers thousands of care charge cases a year to debt collection agencies

By John Pring on 17th March 2022 Category: Independent Living

City council refers thousands of care charge cases a year to debt collection agencies
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A local authority is referring disabled people to debt collection agencies more than 3,000 times a year for failing to pay adult social care charges, figures released under the Freedom of Information Act have revealed. Birmingham City Council (BCC) passed on […]

Hostile assessment system needs fundamental overhaul, MPs are told

By John Pring on 17th March 2022 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Hostile assessment system needs fundamental overhaul, MPs are told
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Disabled leaders have told MPs that there needs to be a fundamental overhaul of the “hostile”, “harmful” and “traumatic” system that assesses disabled people for their eligibility for benefits. Members of the Commons work and pensions committee heard that the work […]

Lords vote opens door to vital care charging reforms… ‘but pressure on MPs is vital’

By John Pring on 10th March 2022 Category: Independent Living

Lords vote opens door to vital care charging reforms… ‘but pressure on MPs is vital’
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A disabled peer has called on disabled people and their organisations to pressure MPs to back proposals on social care charging that could make a real difference to the life chances of younger people who rely on care and support. Baroness […]

Government’s ‘unacceptable’ refusal to extend rights deadline after access failure

By John Pring on 3rd March 2022 Category: Human Rights

Government’s ‘unacceptable’ refusal to extend rights deadline after access failure
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More than 40 disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have signed a letter to the justice secretary to ask why he waited until 12 days before the end of a consultation on the Human Rights Act to publish an “easy read” version. The […]

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