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DPO hopes mayoral election will see Manchester lead the way on disability rights

By John Pring on 16th March 2017 Category: Activism and Campaigning

DPO hopes mayoral election will see Manchester lead the way on disability rights
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A leading disabled people’s organisation (DPOs) is hoping to persuade the first elected mayor of Greater Manchester to make the region a trailblazer for disability rights in England. Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People (GMCDP) believes the devolution of powers from […]

DWP report confirms fears over impact of ILF closure

By John Pring on 26th January 2017 Category: Independent Living

DWP report confirms fears over impact of ILF closure
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Former recipients of the Independent Living Fund (ILF) in England experienced a loss of support, a greater reliance on unpaid care and an “adverse” impact on their physical and mental health after its closure, according to a government report. The research, […]

McDonnell hides from questions over promise to write ILF letter to Labour councils

By John Pring on 22nd December 2016 Category: Independent Living

McDonnell hides from questions over promise to write ILF letter to Labour councils
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Labour is facing new concerns about its commitment to disability equality, after questions were raised over whether the shadow chancellor ever wrote a letter he promised to send to councils about the closure of the Independent Living Fund (ILF). John McDonnell […]

Welsh government has ‘sold disabled people down the river’ on post-ILF plans

By John Pring on 17th November 2016 Category: Independent Living

Welsh government has ‘sold disabled people down the river’ on post-ILF plans
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The ruling Labour government in Wales has been accused of “selling disabled people down the river”, after deciding that local authorities will be handed all financial responsibility for supporting former recipients of the Independent Living Fund (ILF). The Welsh government has […]

Disabled people face ‘extreme risk of harm’ without sharp rise in care funding

By John Pring on 10th November 2016 Category: Independent Living

Disabled people face ‘extreme risk of harm’ without sharp rise in care funding
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More than half of people (58 per cent) who receive care and support services in England have seen their quality of life fall in the last year, according to a new survey by a disabled-led expert group. A similar survey carried […]

Care crisis: Anger over CCG’s ‘unacceptable’ policy on residential care

By John Pring on 13th October 2016 Category: Independent Living

Care crisis: Anger over CCG’s ‘unacceptable’ policy on residential care
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Disabled people who need more than eight hours of long-term healthcare a day should be pushed into residential care rather than being allowed to continue living at home, according to a policy introduced by NHS bosses. The NHS Continuing Healthcare Choice […]

ILF closure cuts report produces instant results from Labour and Greens

By John Pring on 8th September 2016 Category: Independent Living

ILF closure cuts report produces instant results from Labour and Greens
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Senior figures in the Labour and Green parties have pledged to introduce a national, free, needs-led system of support, after a report showed that the Independent Living Fund’s (ILF) closure resulted in “substantial” cuts to disabled people’s care packages. Inclusion London’s […]

Council wants to watch abuse survivor shower and toilet to check post-ILF needs

By John Pring on 8th September 2016 Category: Human Rights

Council wants to watch abuse survivor shower and toilet to check post-ILF needs
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A disabled woman has told how her local council is threatening to spend several days watching her every move as she eats showers and uses the toilet, in order to check if planned cuts to her care package will meet her […]

Council cuts ex-ILF care packages after spurning chance to raise funds

By John Pring on 7th July 2016 Category: Independent Living

Council cuts ex-ILF care packages after spurning chance to raise funds
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Almost half of former recipients of the Independent Living Fund (ILF) in a London borough are facing cuts to their care packages, after their council rejected the chance to ask for more social care funds by raising council tax. Labour-run Merton […]

DPAC joins ILF court case trio in call for Labour to back Corbyn

By John Pring on 30th June 2016 Category: Politics

DPAC joins ILF court case trio in call for Labour to back Corbyn
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Three disabled activists who took the government to court in an unsuccessful bid to stop the closure of the Independent Living Fund (ILF) have called on Labour MPs to halt their attempts to topple their party leader. Anne Pridmore Gabriel Pepper […]

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