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“Millions of families unplugging their fridges and freezers is the latest chapter in a long-running story of hardship.” said Peter Matejic, chief analyst at Joseph Rowntree Foundation 💬
Read the story: brnw.ch/21wEv0V
Hounslow Council is hosting an event to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
📅Monday 4 Dec
📍 Feltham Assembly Hall
⏰10am-2pm
Find out more and register for your free ticket via the link below ⬇️ Leonard Cheshire
eventbrite.co.uk/e/internationa…
Facilitated by Leonard Cheshire ’s Daniel Wiles, this online panel event aims to raise awareness of the barriers disabled people face in employment and how they can be removed.
📅 5 December
🕚 10-11am
Register for your place now 👇
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Today in UK House of Commons, members debated raising confidence in policing and the criminal justice system.
Our research with Leonard Cheshire found that only 1.2% of disability hate crimes last year resulted in a charge or summons: unitedresponse.org.uk/get-involved/c…
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Today marks 'Disability Pay Gap Day' in the UK, exposing a shocking reality: disabled workers earn nearly £67 less per week than their non-disabled counterparts. To put it in perspective, that's more than the average household's weekly food bill of £62.20.
#DisabilityPayGap
Applications for Leonard Cheshire #Change100 programme are open! 3 month
paid internships with leading UK employers for students with a disability or long term
condition.
Well said Helen Barnard and The Trussell Trust.
We agree with every word.
It's time to stop demonising #Disabled people who draw on benefits.
Instead fix the policies that are stopping disabled people accessing the essentials everybody needs, every day.