Planning for a post-COVID Scotland must include a commitment to incorporate the UN disability convention into law, and fully involve disabled people’s organisations (DPOs), according to a leading Scottish DPO. Announcing its own manifesto for the upcoming elections to the Scottish […]
social security
Coronavirus: Government’s failure to offer video PIP appeals ‘is discrimination’
Thinktank responsible for universal credit launches ‘Disability Commission’
Call for help to design a social security system of dignity, respect and trust
Benefit appeal recordings not possible at nearly half tribunal venues
The government is discriminating against disabled benefit claimants by failing to install equipment at tribunal venues that would allow them to record what happens at their social security appeals, according to university researchers. Leeds University’s International Disability Law Clinic (IDLC) has […]
Labour conference: Vote means party must rethink approach to social security cuts
Labour conference: Abrahams pledges ‘supportive and enabling’ social security system
UN report raises ‘deep concerns’ about impact of austerity on disabled people
UN experts have expressed serious concerns about the impact of government austerity on the rights of disabled people and other disadvantaged groups. In a scathing report, the UN committee on economic, social and cultural rights said it was “seriously concerned” about […]