Council boss to make disability cuts plea to government

Council boss to make disability cuts plea to government

The leader of an East Lancashire local authority is to write to the government calling for it to scrap proposed changes to disability benefits

The proposed changes to disability benefits have caused real concern

The proposed changes to disability benefits have caused real concern. I brought together disability groups to discuss how people in Newcastle Central and West would be affected, and I have written to the DWP Minister to raise the most pressing issues

Support Disabled People Against Cuts - to fight disability benefit reductions - Vox Political

This is a plea for you to support Disabled People Against Cuts - to fight disability benefit reductions. The UK government's planned cuts to social security payments for disabled people are an unjust attack on some of the most vulnerable members of our society. Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) is opposing the changes — but [...] The post Support Disabled People Against Cuts – to fight disability benefit reductions appeared first on Vox Politi…

Disability, climate justice, and the need for real change

This Earth Day, Bryony Attenburrow, a disabled artist who recently spent some time on placement with us, shares a powerful perspective on the climate justice movement and why true progress means centring disabled communities in the fight for a just and sustainable future. As a disabled cartoonist who has experienced long-term homelessness, my relationship to... Read more »

Wiveliscombe parent carer appeals to Somerset MPs amid benefits cuts

A SOMERSET parent and carer and company director has written to Somerset MPs raising concerns about government plans to cut disability benefits.