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‘Shocking’ failure of election candidates asked about accessible housing

By John Pring on 27th June 2024 Category: Politics

‘Shocking’ failure of election candidates asked about accessible housing
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Politicians attending an election disability hustings event showed a “shocking and disappointing” lack of knowledge and commitment to addressing the accessible housing crisis, when they were asked about the issue. None of the major parties have engaged within their manifestos with […]

Council sparks anger over refusal to release details of care cuts agreement with consultancy 

By John Pring on 23rd May 2024 Category: Independent Living

Council sparks anger over refusal to release details of care cuts agreement with consultancy 
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Disabled campaigners say they are “horrified” at a council’s lack of transparency after it refused to release documents that would have revealed details of its agreement with a consultancy it is paying to help cut people’s care packages.  Bristol City Council […]

‘Truly shameful’ figures show more than 5,000 disabled people spent time sleeping on London’s streets last year

By John Pring on 16th May 2024 Category: Housing

‘Truly shameful’ figures show more than 5,000 disabled people spent time sleeping on London’s streets last year
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New figures that show more than 5,000 disabled people spent time sleeping on the streets of London last year are “truly shameful”, according to the capital’s leading disabled people’s organisation. The figures, secured by Disability News Service (DNS) through a freedom […]

DWP’s ‘brutal’ green paper suggests replacing PIP with vouchers or one-off grants

By John Pring on 2nd May 2024 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP’s ‘brutal’ green paper suggests replacing PIP with vouchers or one-off grants
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The government is considering making it harder to claim disability benefits and even replacing cash payments with vouchers or one-off grants, as part of its latest “brutal, ideological attack” on disabled people’s support. The plans could see the Department for Work […]

PIP consultation: The key questions DWP is refusing to answer

By John Pring on 2nd May 2024 Category: Benefits and Poverty

PIP consultation: The key questions DWP is refusing to answer
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is refusing to say how many disabled people it expects to lose their disability benefits if it pushes ahead with controversial proposals for reforms and spending cuts. The prime minister, Rishi Sunak, and the […]

UN’s ‘damning verdict’ is ‘vindication’ of fightback against government’s rights violations

By John Pring on 25th April 2024 Category: Human Rights

UN’s ‘damning verdict’ is ‘vindication’ of fightback against government’s rights violations
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Disabled people’s organisations have welcomed the “damning verdict” of a UN committee on the government’s track record on key disability rights over the last seven years. They spoke out last night (Wednesday) as the UN committee on the rights of disabled […]

Mayor’s stats show failure to enforce his own accessible housing standards

By John Pring on 18th April 2024 Category: Housing

Mayor’s stats show failure to enforce his own accessible housing standards
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London’s mayor has been failing for years to enforce his own London Plan, which requires 90 per cent of new homes to be accessible and adaptable, and another 10 per cent to be suitable for wheelchair-users. Analysis by Disability News Service […]

Letter from DPOs accuses care cuts council of ‘inhumane’ policies

By John Pring on 18th April 2024 Category: Independent Living

Letter from DPOs accuses care cuts council of ‘inhumane’ policies
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Four disabled people’s organisations have written to Bristol’s mayor to call on him to abandon “inhumane and unacceptable” social care policies that are set to breach disabled people’s right to live independently. Disability Rights UK, Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People, […]

Trio of mayoral candidates show ‘contempt’ by snubbing disability hustings

By John Pring on 11th April 2024 Category: Politics

Trio of mayoral candidates show ‘contempt’ by snubbing disability hustings
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Three candidates to be the next mayor of London have refused to explain why they failed to turn up to a packed hustings event that would have allowed disabled people from across the capital to question them on their policies. Just […]

Met took formal action on just nine disability hate crimes in 2023, hustings is told

By John Pring on 11th April 2024 Category: Crime

Met took formal action on just nine disability hate crimes in 2023, hustings is told
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Only nine disability hate crimes in the whole of London led to significant action being taken by police last year, politicians have been told during a disabled people’s election hustings event. Although 600 disability hate crimes were recorded by the Metropolitan […]

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