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Campaign calls for supermarkets to scrap delivery charges

By John Pring on 15th April 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Campaign calls for supermarkets to scrap delivery charges
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Disabled campaigners are calling on supermarkets to scrap their delivery charges, to help disabled people and others who have seen food costs rise sharply during the pandemic. They are asking the chief executives of the seven supermarkets that have provided priority […]

Council faces anger over ‘inexcusable’ increase in care charges in middle of pandemic

By John Pring on 24th September 2020 Category: Independent Living

Council faces anger over ‘inexcusable’ increase in care charges in middle of pandemic
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Campaigners have asked a local authority why it has taken the “inexcusable” step of increasing care charges for disabled people in the middle of a pandemic. Greenwich council was warned last year that planned increases to the contributions disabled service-users have […]

EHRC papers show it sidelined its own board on WCA death inquiry decision

By John Pring on 6th August 2020 Category: Human Rights

EHRC papers show it sidelined its own board on WCA death inquiry decision
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The equality and human rights watchdog failed to consult its board, or its disabled advisers, before deciding to delay an inquiry into the government’s work capability assessment and its links with the deaths of benefit claimants, new documents have revealed. The […]

Disabled woman wins year-long battle with DWP after PIP cancer ordeal

By John Pring on 6th August 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Disabled woman wins year-long battle with DWP after PIP cancer ordeal
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A disabled woman of colour had her disability benefits removed for failing to attend a face-to-face assessment, even though she had repeatedly explained that she was not well enough to attend because she was being treated for cancer. Rita* has now […]

Round-up: Autistic children, looming jobs crisis, social care evidence… and Baywatch

By John Pring on 6th August 2020 Category: Employment, Independent Living

Round-up: Autistic children, looming jobs crisis, social care evidence… and Baywatch
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At least 41 local authorities across England have unlawful policies that prevent autistic children from obtaining an assessment of their support needs, according to a new report. The report (PDF) by Disability Law Service, Leeds University’s School of Law, the disability […]

EHRC failed to consult its own disabled advisers before snubbing DWP deaths probe

By John Pring on 2nd July 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

EHRC failed to consult its own disabled advisers before snubbing DWP deaths probe
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The equality watchdog failed to consult its own committee of disabled advisers before deciding not to investigate deaths of benefit claimants that have been linked to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). It came as disabled activists and relatives of […]

Coronavirus: MPs hear of disabled people’s struggle to survive pandemic

By John Pring on 7th May 2020 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Coronavirus: MPs hear of disabled people’s struggle to survive pandemic
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Disabled people have described how they have been abandoned by the UK government, local authorities, and the supermarket giants, as they struggle to survive during the pandemic crisis. Their descriptions of their experiences over the last two months are included in […]

Rethink sparks anger over deaths inquiry petition, after snubbing Justice for Jodey

By John Pring on 12th March 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Rethink sparks anger over deaths inquiry petition, after snubbing Justice for Jodey
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Disabled activists have questioned why a charity is spearheading a new campaign to call for an inquiry into deaths linked to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), eight months after refusing to support a similar call by user-led groups. Last […]

Tribunal victory gives hope to ‘failure to attend’ benefit victims

By John Pring on 27th February 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Tribunal victory gives hope to ‘failure to attend’ benefit victims
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A disabled woman’s tribunal victory has given hope to claimants who cannot take part in face-to-face benefit assessments for impairment, health, or trauma-related reasons, but then have their claims ended by the government for “failure to attend” their appointments. Jane* spent […]

Call for second Jodey Whiting inquest increases pressure for DWP deaths inquiry

By John Pring on 9th January 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Call for second Jodey Whiting inquest increases pressure for DWP deaths inquiry
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A mother who has asked the attorney general for permission to seek a second inquest into her disabled daughter’s suicide says it would boost growing calls for an inquiry into all deaths linked to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). […]

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