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Access to Work cap announcement ‘does not go far enough’

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By John Pring Disability News Service 22nd March 2018 The government’s decision to loosen its restrictions on Access to Work (AtW) payments does not go far enough, and its “discriminatory” cap must be scrapped completely, according to disabled campaigners. They … Continue reading →

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Posted in Access To work, Action On Disability, British Deaf Association, Conservatives, Disability Justice Project, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Ellen Clifford, Ester McVey, Human Rights, Inclusion London, StopChanges2AtW campaign, Tory. Tories, Tracey Lazard, UK Council on Deafness (UKCoD) | Tagged Benefits, Disability, Disability News Service, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, Human rights, John Pring, UK news, Welfare, Welfare Reform, welfare state | Leave a reply

Government rejects nearly all recommendations from MPs’ access inquiry

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  By John Pring Disability News Service 22nd March 2018 The government has accepted just three of 23 recommendations made by a committee of MPs that were aimed at improving disabled people’s access to the built environment. The women and … Continue reading →

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Posted in Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), DRUK, Ellen Clifford, Inclusion London, Proudlock Associates, Tracey Proudlock | Tagged Conservatives, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, Equality, John Pring, Society, UK news | Leave a reply

Deaf chief executive wins right to challenge Access to Work cap in court

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By John Pring Disability News Service 15th February 2018 A Deaf chief executive has won the right to question the government’s “discriminatory” cap on Access to Work (AtW) payments in the high court, in the latest legal challenge to the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Action On Disability, Disability Justice Project, DWP, Ellen Clifford, Inclusion London, StopChanges2AtW campaign | Tagged Austerity, Benefits, Conservatives, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, John Pring, Politics, Society, UK news, Welfare, Welfare Reform | Leave a reply

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 disabled people will have their benefits reduced because of its decision to review 1.6 million personal independence payment (PIP) claims. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blog, Conservatives, DRUK, DWP, Ellen Clifford, Ester McVey, Inclusion London, Marsha de Cordova, PIP, Sarah Newton Minister for Disabled People | Tagged Atos, Austerity, Benefits, Capita, Conservatives, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DWP, John Pring, Labour, PIP, UK news, Welfare, Welfare Reform | Leave a reply

Watchdog’s report shows impact of years of ‘hostile’ cuts on disabled people

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By John Pring Disability News Service 23rd November 2017 Families which include both a disabled adult and a disabled child have lost more than 13 per cent of their income through seven years of government cuts, according to a new … Continue reading →

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Posted in DRUK, DWP, EHRC, Ellen Clifford, Inclusion London, Pats Petition, Rick Burgess, UN, UNCRPD, United Nations, WOW Campaign | Tagged Austerity, Conservatives, cuts, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DWP, Equality, Human rights, John Pring, Politics, Scotland, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare, Welfare Reform, welfare state, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

Disabled people ‘will go into government alongside Labour’, says McDonnell

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  By John Pring Disability News Service 9th November 2017 Disabled people and their organisations will “determine” and “implement” the disability policies of the next Labour government, the shadow chancellor has promised a national conference. John McDonnell told the National … Continue reading →

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Posted in Access To work, Bob Williams Findlay, Debbie Jolly, Disability Labour, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, Eleanor Firman., Ellen Clifford, Robert Dellar, Sophie Partridge, StopChanges2AtW campaign | Tagged Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Conservatives, cuts, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, Equality, Human rights, John Pring, Politics, Society, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

National summit set to build new alliances and ‘reinvigorate’ the movement

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  By John Pring Disability News Service October 19th 2017 Organisers of a national “summit meeting” of disabled people’s organisations (DPOs), grassroots campaigns and trade unions hope it will “reinvigorate” the disability movement. The National Disabled People’s Summit is being … Continue reading →

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Posted in Debbie Jolly, Eleanor Firman., Ellen Clifford, Inclusion London, Marsha de Cordova, Robert Dellar, ROFA, Sisters of Frida, Sophie Partridge | Tagged Austerity, cuts, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, Equality, Human rights, John Pring, Labour, Politics, UK news, UNCRPD | Leave a reply

DWP ‘manipulated Access to Work figures to hide cuts and harassment’

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By John Pring  Disability News Service 12th October 2017   The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been accused of manipulating statistics in an attempt to hide the ongoing barriers, cuts and harassment experienced by disabled people seeking support … Continue reading →

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Posted in Access To work, DWP, Ellen Clifford, Inclusion London, StopChanges2AtW campaign | Tagged Austerity, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DWP, John Pring, UK news, Welfare Reform, welfare state | Leave a reply

Labour conference: Abrahams pledges ‘supportive and enabling’ social security system

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By John Pring Disability News Service September 28th 2017 Labour’s shadow work and pensions secretary has pledged to transform the social security system from one that “demonises” benefit claimants to one that is “supportive and enabling”. Debbie Abrahams told Labour’s … Continue reading →

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Posted in #Human Catastrophe, Black Triangle Campaign, Catherine Hale, Chronic Illness Inclusion Project, Debbie Abrahams, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, Ellen Clifford, Jessica Kellgren-Fozard, PCS, UNCRPD | Tagged Austerity, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, Equality, Human rights, John Pring, Labour, PIP, UK news, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

UN demands annual UK progress report on correcting ‘grave and systematic violations’

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  By John Pring Disability News Service September 7th 2017 A UN committee has told the UK government to produce an annual progress report on how it is implementing the recommendations of a damning inquiry that found it guilty of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle Campaign, CRPD, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Ellen Clifford, John McArdle, Sarah Rennie, Sisters of Frida, UNCRPD | Tagged Austerity, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, Equality, Human rights, John Pring, Politics, Scottish politics, Society, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

UK faces UN examination: DPOs ‘delighted’ with exposure of government’s failings

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  By John Pring Disability News Service August 24th 2017 Disabled people’s organisations who travelled to Geneva this week to help highlight the government’s continuing human rights violations have praised a UN committee of disabled experts for publicly exposing the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Allfie, Conservatives, CRPD, Disability Wales, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DRUK, DWP, Ellen Clifford, Equal Lives, Human Rights, Inclusion London, Inclusion Scotland, ODI, Rhian Davies, Sally Witcher, Tories, Tracey Lazard, UN, UNCRPD, United Nations | 2 Replies

DPAC set for week of protests over social care, Atos and access to transport

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By John Pring Disability News Service July 13th 2017 Disabled activists are set to lobby MPs this week on the urgency of the social care crisis, as part of a week of action that will take place across the country, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, Dept of Transport, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, EHRC, Ellen Clifford | Tagged Atos, Austerity, Benefits, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, Equality, Human rights, John Pring, Politics, UK news, Welfare, Welfare Reform | Leave a reply

Government’s UN response ‘exposes failings on disability convention’

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By John Pring Disability News Service July 13th 2017 The government has ignored key evidence that demonstrates widespread breaches of the UN disability convention, according to disabled people’s grassroots groups and organisations that are working together to expose its failings. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Disability Wales, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DRUK, Ellen Clifford, Inclusion Scotland, Linda Burnip, ROFA, UNCRPD, United Nations | Tagged Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, Equality, Human rights, John Pring, Politics, Scottish politics, Society, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare Reform, welfare state, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

DPAC issues tactical voting plea to save country from five more years of Tory rule

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  By John Pring Disability News Service 4th May 2017   Anti-cuts activists have called for disabled people to vote tactically at the general election, in a bid to remove the Conservative party from power. Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) … Continue reading →

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Posted in Conservative Disability Group, Conservatives, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, Ellen Clifford, Here2Support, Linda Burnip | Tagged Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, John Pring, Politics | 1 Reply

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