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Cat Links Citizens’ Assembly on Social Care, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DRUK, Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People, Inclusion London, Linda Burnip, Peter Beresford, Shaping our Lives, Tracey Lazard

Social care ‘citizens’ assembly’ set up by MPs omits DPOs from panel of experts

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By John Pring Disability News Service 26th April 2018 A consultation event set up by MPs to produce recommendations from

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Cat Links Black Triangle Campaign, Debbie Abrahams, DRUK, Inclusion London, John McArdle, John McDonnell, Labour Party, Lib Dems, Maggie Zolobajluk, Mo Stewart, ROFA

Benefit assessment report welcomed, but concern over ‘preventable harm’ failings

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By John Pring Disability News Service 15th February 2018 Disabled campaigners have welcomed a report by MPs on disability benefit

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Cat Links #Human Catastrophe, Atos, BuDS Buckingham Disability Service, Capita, Conservatives, DRUK, DWP, Ester McVey, Here2Support, Sarah Newton Minister for Disabled People

‘Muddle’ and ‘confusion’ over DWP’s 1.6 million PIP reviews

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By John Pring Disability News Service  February 8th 2018 The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is causing “muddle” and

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Cat Links Blog, Conservatives, DRUK, DWP, Ellen Clifford, Ester McVey, Inclusion London, Marsha de Cordova, PIP, Sarah Newton Minister for Disabled People

DWP promises no-one will lose out in huge review of 1.6 million PIP cases

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  John Pring Disability News Service February 1st 2018 The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has promised that no

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Cat Links #Human Catastrophe, Anne McGuire, Black Triangle Campaign, Blog, Catherine Hale, Chronic Illness Inclusion Project, Conservatives, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DRUK, DWP, Ester McVey, Human Rights, ILF Fund, John McArdle, Linda Burnip, PIP Deaths, Sarah Newton Minister for Disabled People, Tory. Tories, UNCRPD, United Nations, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP

Backlash over ‘terrible insult’ of McVey’s DWP appointment

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    By John Pring Disability News Service 11th January 2018 Campaigners have reacted furiously to the decision to appoint

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Cat Links DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DRUK, Fuel Poverty Action, Inclusion London, Tory. Tories, Winvisible

Ofgem’s ‘very limited’ fuel price cap ‘will lead to deaths, ill-health and misery’

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By John Pring Disability News Service 23rd November 2017 The energy regulator’s “discriminatory” plans to impose only a “very limited”

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Cat Links Conservatives, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DRUK, ILF Fund, Independant Living Alternatives, Linda Burnip, Phillip Hammond

Chancellor ignores social care, weeks after UN’s independent living warning

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  By John Pring Disability News Service 23rd November 2017 Disabled campaigners have criticised the chancellor’s failure to provide any

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Cat Links Autism, Conservatives, Disability Justice Project, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DRUK, DWP, Inclusion London, Linda Burnip, National Autistic Society, Penny Mourdant, PIP, Public Law Project

Disabled woman takes DWP minister to court over PIP mental health changes

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By John Pring Disability News Service 16th November 2017 A disabled woman is taking work and pensions secretary David Gauke

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Cat Links Anne McGuire, Baroness Jane Campbell, Blog, Cheshire Centre for Independant Living (CCIL), Disability Discrimination, Disability Rights Commission (DRC, DRUK, EHRC, Equality Act, Human Rights, LIz Sayce, Motability, Motobility, Professor Tom Shakespeare, Sir Bert Massie, Spartacus Network

Sir Bert Massie: Tributes to ‘a life committed to disabled people’s liberation’

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By John Pring Disability News Service October 19th 2017 Tributes have been paid to Sir Bert Massie, the chair of

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Cat Links Black Triangle Campaign, Cheshire Centre for Independant Living (CCIL), Conservatives, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DRUK, DWP, Maximus, Remploy, Tory. Tories, Work & Health programme, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP

Concerns over criteria for ‘fitness for work’ reassessment exemptions

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By John  Pring Disability News Service 12th October 2017 Disabled campaigners have criticised new Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)

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DPOs consider boycott of government engagement over ‘misrepresentation’ at UN

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By John Pring Disability News Service September 7th 2017 Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) are to consider boycotting any engagement with

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