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WEBSep 12, 2024 — Disabled activists say Labour’s plans to means-test winter fuel payments will leave many current recipients having to decide “whether to starve or freeze”, after the government admitted that 1.6 million disabled people were likely to lose their entitlement. Government figures showed that ...
Ministers could merge disability benefits and want to cut future ...
WEBSep 26, 2024 — Ministers are considering measures to cut rising spending on disability benefits, and the possibility of merging personal independence payment with universal credit, a new government green paper ha…
Access to Work in crisis as figures show ‘massive’ waiting-list
WEBSep 26, 2024 — The government’s Access to Work (AtW) scheme is in crisis, with new figures showing the number of disabled people waiting for decisions on their applications has more than quadrupled in a year. By …
Disabled activist seeks to lead union, and promises to fight ...
WEB18 hours ago — A disabled journalist has called on the trade union movement to do more for disability rights and has promised to fight discrimination across the media, if she is elected to be the next leader of her union. Dr Natasha Hirst said she believed the trade union movement needed to be “much stronger ...
New charter calls for ‘bold’ action from government on disability ...
WEBSep 26, 2024 — Disabled people’s organisations and allies have joined together to issue a series of demands to the government that they believe would help to end employment discrimination against disabled people.
Government ‘was slapdash and chaotic’ in response to requests for ...
WEB18 hours ago — The new government has been accused of a “slapdash and chaotic” response to a request from disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) to provide a vital consultation document on planning policy in accessible formats. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) had already ...
Seven years on and no progress on disability rights by UK …
WEBAug 8, 2024 — The UK government has made “no significant progress” in the more than seven years since it was found guilty of “grave and systematic” violations of the UN disability convention, it has been told by human rights experts.
Disability strategy is unlawful, court confirms… and denies DWP ...
WEBSep 26, 2024 — The government has been denied permission to appeal against a court ruling that its entire disability strategy is unlawful, and not just the botched national consultation ministers carried out last year while they were preparing the document.
Accessible housing crisis poses ‘clear and direct risk’ to disabled ...
WEBSep 12, 2024 — The shortage of accessible housing in England poses a “clear and direct risk” to disabled people across the country, with many of them living in unsuitable accommodation for years “without hope”, a report by a committee of MPs has concluded.
Evidence mounts of disability benefits white paper’s fatal flaws
WEBSep 19, 2024 — Evidence is mounting that government plans to reform the disability benefits system are fatally flawed. Last week’s Transforming Support white paper appears to be slowly unravelling, with a growing number of serious concerns being raised by disabled activists, politicians, charities and the main union representing Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) staff.