Sue Bott

Housing

November 2, 2017 0

‘Caution’ urged over government’s supported housing U-turn

Long-term supported housing will continue to be funded through the social security system, the government has announced, while it has also scrapped plans to cap housing benefit payments, which caused huge concerns across the sector over the last two years. Former chancellor George Osborne announced two years ago in his autumn statement that no-one

Housing

Zara Todd giving evidence to the committee

December 15, 2016

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Watchdog’s inquiry into accessible housing shortage ‘must also look at affordability’

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An inquiry launched by the equality and human rights watchdog into the “chronic lack” of accessible housing has been welcomed by campaigners, but they warned that it must also look at whether such housing is affordable for disabled people. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) inquiry will look at the impact of the

Employment

May 19, 2016

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Campaigners fear Crabb has abandoned target to halve employment gap

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The government may have abandoned its target to halve the disability employment gap, according to a leading disabled people’s organisation. Disability Rights UK (DR UK) said it feared comments made last week by the new work and pensions secretary, Stephen Crabb, suggested he had abandoned his party’s general election manifesto commitment to halve the

Activism and Campaigning

Alistair Burt speaking at a meeting in front of a Care and Support Alliance poster

February 11, 2016

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Charity lobby ban ‘shows government is trying to muzzle its critics’

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Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have accused ministers of attacking freedom of expression and trying to muzzle their critics, after announcing new rules that will ban charities from using government grants to lobby politicians and civil servants. DPOs say that the new rules, announced by the Cabinet Office, will make it even harder to campaign

Independent Living

Four wheelchair-users blocking the road outside Parliament, with TV camera behind

June 26, 2015

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ILF closure: Process has caused ‘fear, stress and anxiety’, say researchers

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Disabled people who receive support through the Independent Living Fund (ILF) have been caused fear, stress and anxiety by the process leading to its closure, according to new research. A seminar organised by the campaigning disabled peer Baroness [Jane] Campbell heard that ILF-users interviewed about the reassessments of their care needs they had been

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ILF-users protesting against the closure of the fund

June 19, 2015

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Councils apologise over ILF delays and confusion, but blame government

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Fresh evidence has emerged of delays and cuts to care packages as local authorities prepare for the closure of the Independent Living Fund (ILF). The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) has admitted to Disability News Service (DNS) that there are problems with the transition process – ahead of the fund’s closure

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