Department for Work and Pensions Department for Work and Pensions refuses to explain why 'benefit fraud' policy paper ignores coroner's concerns about a disabled woman who died after “targeted” review of universal credit claim.

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We were there for Big Brother Watch hand-in of petition to Downing St signed by many thousands. STOP Department for Work and Pensions snooping on bank accounts of 22 million+ claimants, including pensioners. Being poor is not a crime! Captions on video. youtu.be/s0jWV0Q-Ue0?si… 38 Degrees Organise

Disabled woman is being charged hundreds of pounds a month by Wolves Council for care and support services she does not receive.

#ScrapCareCharges

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We’ll be very interested in you being transparent about 'and preventing welfare fraud at its source using advanced data analytics and machine learning.'
Maybe you could answer our and Foxglove’s questions for a start?

Disabled people's message to Rishi Sunak and Conservatives

⏹️Stop this onslaught of attacks on our rights
⏹️Stop forcing disabled people into inaccessible jobs
⏹️Stop pretending you can scare people into health

disabilitynewsservice.com/stop-this-onsl…

via Disability News Service

This should be the first big question for the new Bristol City Council administration- what are they going to do about this?

We stand in solidarity with those seeking asylum, so have worked with JCWI to update our resource on protest rights. It now includes information post the Rwanda Act on how to protect yourself and others.

We must look out for everyone at protests 🪧🫶
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🚨BREAKING

Alongside 25 Disabled Peoples Organisations, activists, anti-racism organisations, & migrant rights groups, we have written to the Prime Minister to condemn the recent onslaught of attacks from the Government on Disabled People's rights.

More👇disabilityrightsuk.org/news/dr-uk-and…

How many more ways can Tory run Norfolk CC find to avoid their legal responsibilities to Disabled people? Inclusion London BRIL Helen Giselle - Adult Social Care Warriors WinVisible (women with disabilities) DPACNorfolk Iggy Patel Sharon Sapwell ROFAcampaign

“What will I do if they invade Rafah?,” Ghazal, a 14-year-old girl w. cerebral palsy who had lost her wheelchair in an attack.
Ghazal is just one of 1.5 mil. ppl currently trapped in Rafah, who had already fled multiple attacks.
Where are they expected to flee now? And how?

Why the UN Convention on the rights of disabled people must be enshrined into law

by me for The Lead thelead.uk/un-convention-…

Work and pensions secretary Mel Stride has refused to apologise for misleading viewers twice in a television interview about his plans to cut disability benefits.
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Disabled people have described the crucial role that personal independence payment ( #PIP ) plays in their lives, after government made proposals to cut support *if* the Conservatives win the next general election.

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#LocalElections2024 survey for Disabled people.
If there was a election this week where you live,
but you did not vote, was it because:

#LocalElections2024 survey for Disabled people.
If there was a election this week where you live,
but you did not vote, was it because:

Look Bristol City Council spent £101 million on 752 children sent away to placements in Manchester and further. What will @BristolGreens do different? High needs disabled people threatened with care homes to save £££. BRIL Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People Thanks Alex Seabrook❗️ bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-n…

Send a complaint letter about DWP breaching the pre local election purdah with the PIP consultation to Darren Tierney Director General, Propriety & Ethics [email protected] Share the following template with your followers:
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For me the main takeaway was hearing from Mark Williams BRIL that the assault on disabled people in Bristol and the option to ‘warehouse’ them has not gone away - a case of, ‘we won the battle but not the war.’ Council claiming (phoney) coproduction at the heart of things.

📣 💐📚Happy book day to me! DISABILITY INTIMACY has been a labor of love that I worked on for the last 2 years. I hope you enjoy it.

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Send a complaint letter about DWP breaching the pre local election purdah with the PIP consultation to
Darren Tierney Director General, Propriety & Ethics [email protected]
Share the following template with your followers: docs.google.com/document/d/1ZI…