Disabled asylum seekers’/ immigrants’ rights

Women say: reorient benefits to support us and recognise care work

By winvisibleblog | 29 June 2019 | 1 Comment

Here is our submission to the Labour Policy Forum about benefits and employment, done jointly with the Global Women’s Strike.  Anyone can make a submission, as an individual or organisation, as a Labour Party member or guest.  The consultation ends tomorrow 30 June.  https://www.policyforum.labour.org.uk/commissions Labour policy review – Work, pensions and equality Joint submission from WinVisible (women with visible & invisible disabilities) and Global Women’s Strike Maintain commitments in the 2017 Manifesto and disability manifesto, Nothing About You, Without You, to scrap the Work Capability and Personal Independence Payments assessments, and restore benefits. Elaine Morrall, … Read more

Legal challenge vs Universal Credit — judgement Thur 14 June

By winvisibleblog | 12 June 2018 | 3 Comments

  This Thursday 14 June, at the High Court, Strand, London WC2A 2LL 9.30am: Support disabled claimants at the Joint vigil: Disabled People Against Cuts, Single Mothers’ Self-Defence, WinVisible, Rev Paul Nicolson (Taxpayers Against Poverty), Maggie Zolobajluk, and others. 10am: In court – the judge will announce his ruling.  Check court number here. On Thursday 14 June, the judge will announce his ruling in the case brought by Mr P, a terminally-ill man who lives alone, and other disabled claimants previously on ESA who lost around £180 a month. They were brutally denied severe disability … Read more

Disabled immigrant people’s rights to care and support

By winvisibleblog | 23 April 2018 | 1 Comment

Those of us who are immigrant and disabled (by law this includes mental distress) can still access care, support and accommodation in some situations. Support from Social Services is not counted as a public fund.  It can be provided to people who are barred from getting benefits under ‘No Recourse to Public Funds’ (NRPF).  Human rights law says that you should not be subjected to inhuman and degrading treatment.  Human rights law can cancel out where you are banned from receiving services. We strongly recommend that you get a solicitor to help you secure these … Read more

Disabled woman won housing under human rights

By winvisibleblog | 22 November 2017 | 1 Comment

Update September 2022 — this ruling has been overturned.  Read more here Previous info: We want to publicise the precedent legal case of a homeless disabled woman we helped, who won the right to housing in 2016, as we’ve heard of women in similar situations where the Council is refusing to provide accommodation.  During the time we supported her, she was often suicidal, but won in the end. (Note: the case was won on her personal circumstances, each situation is different, so anyone wishing to rely on this will need to get experienced legal advice.) … Read more

Benefit tests — evidence to MPs

By winvisibleblog | 11 November 2017 | 1 Comment

We gathered our experiences of the benefit assessments, to send to the all-party Work and Pensions Select Committee of MPs.  They are looking into assessments because so many people who are refused are winning their case at appeal. We say:  Assessments for ESA and PIP are set up to deny claimants the disability benefits they need and are entitled to. The assessor companies, Atos, Capita and Maximus which profit from these contracts, and the tests themselves, are discredited. (Since 2012, the British Medical Association has policy opposing the Work Capability Assessment and Atos.  Atos was forced … Read more

Asylum seekers, refugees & immigrants

By winvisibleblog | 16 October 2014 | 0 Comments

NEWS REPORT FROM OCTOBER 2014: Disabled human rights campaigner Manjeet Kaur has won her case against the Home Office’s attempt to evict her onto the streets. A judge has ruled that Manjeet, who is Chair of RAPAR, can stay in her home in Whalley Range until her asylum case has finally been completed. The judge made his decision based on the paperwork in her case. Manjeet, who uses a wheelchair, was due to travel to the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal in Manchester today for the hearing about her housing support. Ironically, the Home Office transport … Read more