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Disability benefits: STOP the reviews

By winvisibleblog | 13 March 2021 | 1 Comment

Arianna from Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty is speaking at our Zoom workshop on Wednesday 17 March 1.30pm-3pm, about this campaign. Register on Eventbrite here. Shared from ECAP: Disability Benefits Must be Extended Indefinitely – STOP the Reviews! Several claimants being supported by ECAP recently received letters informing them that either their Personal Independence Payment or … Read more

Welcome to WinVisible’s workshops on Zoom

By winvisibleblog | 07 March 2021 | 1 Comment

Welcome to WinVisible’s workshops on Zoom — three dates and topics coming up: Starting on Wednesday 17 March 1.30pm-3pm Women fighting for disability benefit rights under COVID How we win exemption from the hated interviews – Andie Left in limbo on basic Universal Credit: fighting Maximus and DWP “inconclusive” work capability telephone interview – S … Read more

Errol Graham: Starved man’s family criticise High Court ruling

By winvisibleblog | 07 March 2021 | 0 Comments

Shared from BBC East Midlands: The family of a man who starved to death after his benefits were cut has vowed to fight on, despite losing a High Court challenge. Errol Graham starved to death in his Nottingham flat in 2018, eight months after his employment support allowance (ESA) was withdrawn. His family argued the … Read more

Remembering anti-poverty campaigner Rev Paul Nicolson

By winvisibleblog | 05 March 2021 | 0 Comments

Today 5 March 2021, to mark one year since we lost Rev Paul, his daughter Krissie Nicolson kindly interviewed WinVisible about our memories of her Dad. Read it here on the Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) blog. Krissie is doing a series of interviews with people who knew him, and a memorial event is to be … Read more

Mon 1 March: Universal Credit 2nd day of action to keep £20 — and more

By winvisibleblog | 26 February 2021 | 1 Comment

Fight for £20 more for claimants on other benefits We invite everyone to join the 2nd UK Day of Action to keep the £20 increase to Universal Credit and extend it to other benefits.  Ahead of the Budget on Wednesday 3 March.  Called by Disabled People Against Cuts. Follow us on Twitter on Monday 1 … Read more

Sat 6 Feb: Universal Credit — join online day of action against £20 cut

By winvisibleblog | 05 February 2021 | 0 Comments

Say NO to the proposed £20 per week cut to Universal Credit Fight for £20 increase for claimants on other benefits We invite everyone to join the National Day of Action to fight plans to scrap the £20 uplift to Universal Credit.  Called by Disabled People Against Cuts, Homes For All campaign and People Before … Read more

Mum Philippa Day killed by benefits brutality

By winvisibleblog | 28 January 2021 | 2 Comments

The inquest in Nottingham into the death of Philippa Day has concluded. Her sister, Imogen Day says: “Support from her community psychiatric nurse and from her family kept her going. But the constant cold and unsympathetic wall of resistance that she met at Capita and the DWP was more than she could endure. The refusal … Read more

Food access under COVID — update to MPs

By winvisibleblog | 26 January 2021 | 3 Comments

To the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee (MPs) Inquiry into COVID-19 and food supply efracom@parliament.uk Update from WinVisible of our evidence to Committee last year on food supply and food access (your ref: COV0106) Disabled women are still struggling with food supply, lack support to cook and eat food (social care services not provided, … Read more

Norfolk: Anger that £1m repayments to disabled people are ‘credit notes’

By winvisibleblog | 14 January 2021 | 1 Comment

Shared from Eastern Daily Press: By Dan Grimmer on 13 January 2021 Campaigners for disabled people have hit out at Norfolk County Council’s method of repaying  £1m after a judicial review ruled it had acted unlawfully. The outcome of a judicial review means Norfolk County Council will have to repay about £1m to some 3,200 disabled people … Read more

Norfolk CC to repay £1m care charges? Watch Council meeting Tues 10am

By winvisibleblog | 11 January 2021 | 0 Comments

Marilyn from Disability Network Norfolk writes: Do you or someone you care for have concerns about working age disabled persons Care charges? Norfolk CC cabinet meet to discuss their response to their discrimination Tues 12th Jan. 10a.m The YouTube link to the live meeting is https://youtu.be/QNm9pJyMWSI Shared from Eastern Daily Press: Council to agree £1m … Read more