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Universal Credit claimants win compensation

By winvisibleblog | 31 July 2018 | 2 Comments

Here is the press release from the legal team at Leigh Day: https://www.leighday.co.uk/News/News-2018/July-2018/Men-with-severe-disabilities-win-compensation-foll Men with severe disabilities win compensation following Universal Credit discrimination The Government has settled a case of unlawful discrimination against two men with severe disabilities who both saw their benefits dramatically reduced when they moved Local Authority and were required to claim … Read more

Vigil cancelled re: compensation for Universal Credit benefit cut claimants

By winvisibleblog | 25 July 2018 | 1 Comment

VIGIL CANCELLED Our vigil is cancelled as we are told by the solicitor in the case that the hearing is likely not to go ahead due to developments. More news to follow as we get it. Monday 30 July 2018 High Court, Strand, London WC2A 2LL 10.30am:  Court case was listed in COURT 2, case … Read more

Winning PIP paper assessment for teens

By winvisibleblog | 04 July 2018 | 5 Comments

There is wide concern from the public, MPs and others about how claimants with mental distress are treated in the benefit system. But not everyone is aware that as PIP is tied to working age (16-64), teenagers aged 16 are put under the stress of possible loss of benefit when their DLA is ended in … Read more

Disabled people transforming Hammersmith & Fulham policy

By winvisibleblog | 26 June 2018 | 1 Comment

The unusual combination of active local people and accountable councillors has made the way for Hammersmith & Fulham to be the only Council in England to abolish homecare charges, abolish bailiffs for debt, get housing estates back from private developers, and set out to change many other things. On 20 June 2018 we were thrilled … Read more

Talawa/Graeae theatre night Fri 22 June

By winvisibleblog | 15 June 2018 | 0 Comments

Our colleague Sorena, WinVisible member, is part of this one-off theatre event on Friday 22 June, which comes out of therapeutic workshops exploring disability, race and gender, breaking isolation, and encouraging emerging Black artists.  See below for ticket prices, concessions and access info. We hope you can come! Part of the Talawa Firsts 2018 festival which … Read more

Claimants win legal challenge vs loss of disability premiums

By winvisibleblog | 14 June 2018 | 1 Comment

WE WON! Today at the High Court, the judge ruled that claimants who lost severe disability premium when they moved to a Universal Credit (UC) area, were unlawfully discriminated against.   He further commented that the government recognised the need of this group (the DWP barrister had suggested the disabled men could get social care from … Read more

Fighting care charges

By winvisibleblog | 12 June 2018 | 1 Comment

Natasha Cox from WinVisible recently spoke out about how care charges have affected her life, in an interview with the Camden New Journal. She is one of the severely disabled people hit by the charges increase which Camden implemented from last October. We were part of a community campaign against this, and supported Carers and … 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 … Read more

PIP win — on need for supervision

By winvisibleblog | 01 June 2018 | 3 Comments

Claimants in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, including one with epilepsy, have won a PIP tribunal legal case against being scored too few points for “managing therapy or monitoring a health condition”. Benefits minister Esther McVey had to concede the DWP is in the wrong and will again have to review PIP claims where people have been … Read more

Benefit sanctions condemned in 5-year research

By winvisibleblog | 22 May 2018 | 2 Comments

Five-year research by universities condemns sanctions. Report on disabled people here Research covers Jobseekers, Universal Credit (UC) recipients, disabled people, migrants, lone parents, ‘offenders’, social tenants, homeless people, and those subject to anti-social behaviour (ASB) interventions and Family Intervention Projects (FIP). More  Guardian article below: “Benefit sanctions are ineffective at getting jobless people into work … Read more