Last year, nearly 26,000 households were threatened with 'no fault' eviction—despite the government's promise five years ago to axe Section 21.

The longer renters like Heidi wait, the more they are let down and face avoidable homelessness.
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Govt's treatment of disabled people is an international shame.

UN report finds the UK's 'inadequate' benefits system a persistent barrier to equality.

We need a benefits system that supports disabled people to thrive and an end to demonising rhetoric.
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🔴 RENTERS REFORM BILL UPDATE 🔴

Following the Third Reading of the #RentersReformBill it's become clear Shelter cannot support this version of the Bill.

Renters have campaigned tirelessly for a Bill that will genuinely protect them. This Bill is not it.

Law Centres help thousands of households every year to get housed, improve living conditions and protect their homes. Defending renters' rights is key to what we do. We cannot support the Renters (Reform) Bill in current form as it will fail renters. 1/2
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'Even the man who designed the WCA says it's not fit for purpose. But no, journalists in national newspapers are prepared to peddle unthinkingly the old lie; if you're too sick to work, you must be lazy.'

From a Nat Mathews' blog post written in 2011:

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The Department loses or concedes the vast majority of appeals against PIP decisions. But rather than tackle this shameful record, it wants to rig the system against seriously ill and disabled people who need support. 3/🧵

The Prime Minister's comments about Personal Independence Payment (PIP) show a complete lack of understanding of the reality of PIP, poverty, health, and disability. 1/🧵

Hackney Community Law Centre Times Law My pleasure. It is a fitting tribute to a dedicated lawyer.

Thank you so much to Catherine Baksi and @timeslaw for reporting on our tribute to Nathaniel Mathews.

Hackney Community Law Centre Fantastic. Really good tribute to Nat and exactly what we need for the next generation of campaigning lawyers.

Brilliant that HCLC can honour Nat in this way :)

Great tribute to Nathaniel Matthews.

Two brilliant schemes to honour Nathaniel Mathews and keep his name alive.

A wonderful poem in memory of Natt Matthews by Wendy Pettifer

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