women with visible and invisible disabilities
WV worked with Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People and Fightback 4 Justice putting together an open letter raising the alarm that thousands of sick, disabled and terminally ill claimants are being cut off benefits if we aren’t able to cope with the forced move to Universal Credit (UC). It was sent to disability benefits … Read more
Tomorrow Tuesday 22 July is the last stage of the hated Universal Credit Bill. It cuts in half the disability addition to Universal Credit, for 1.6 million newly sick and disabled claimants. You can use this template letter here to send to selected members of the House of Lords. It details some of the changes … Read more
WinVisible / Disabled Mothers’ Rights Campaign at the protest in Parliament Square, 30 June Ongoing protests and pressure on MPs has meant the disability movement won big changes to Labour’s vicious Universal Credit and PIP Bill. The PIP cuts will be dropped for now. We need to increase the pressure! Protests continue, as the government … Read more
We refuse to be divided by the government into current claimants who will be OK and future claimants who will lose. The Universal Credit and PIP Bill cuts disability benefits massively — as well as connected carers’ benefits, Council Tax Support, rent allowance for wheelchair users, and protection from the total benefit cap, which particularly … Read more
The impact on women of the government’s hated disability benefit cuts is coming out more, including in a new article by Guardian journalist Frances Ryan. Read it here. WinVisible is among organisations calling out sexism in the humiliating PIP test and how women’s needs are downgraded. We comment: “Women are angry that Sir Stephen Timms … Read more
We’re looking forward to taking part this Wednesday 18 June at 7pm, kindly invited by Brent Trades Council to their No to Austerity 2.0 event. The day of the disability benefit cuts Bill. Come along in person to Chalkhill Community Centre (wheelchair accessible), 113 Chalkhill Road, HA9 9FX. Near Wembley Park tube (step free station) … Read more
On Saturday 31 May, we took part in a lively community protest at Stratford Station against Sir Stephen Timms, minister for Social Security and Disability and MP for East Ham, who is bringing forward the proposed cuts to PIP and Universal Credit disability payment. It was called by Disabled People Against Cuts with support from … Read more
On 21 May, we joined a large number of disabled people, family carers and concerned people who came to Parliament, lobbying MPs to refuse Labour’s cuts to disability benefits. Some of us were also outside with our banners and placards, showing our determination to defend our benefit rights. Some of us took action from home, … Read more
Come and join this event in Parliament, where people are calling on their MPs to reject the government’s disability benefit cuts. People will be gathering to meet each other and take photos as well. ** Wednesday 21 May — 1pm to 4pm **at Parliament SW1A 0AA – in Westminster Hall, Jubilee Room Station: Westminster tube … Read more
Thanks to everyone on our contingent for the Day of Action on Wednesday 26 March! It was so encouraging to be with everyone who came out. We’re sharing some of the widespread publicity — which shows the growing refusal of the government’s plans for terrible disability benefit cuts, while they are hiking up spending on … Read more