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Food access under COVID — update to MPs

By winvisibleblog | 26/01/2021 | 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 | 14/01/2021 | 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 | 11/01/2021 | 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

Errol Graham: legal case 12 & 13 January

By winvisibleblog | 09/01/2021 | 1 Comment

On 12 & 13 January, a judicial review regarding Errol Graham, who tragically starved to death after his disability benefits were cut off, will be heard at the High Court online.  His son’s fiancée, Alison Turner, is courageously bringing the case, with Leigh Day solicitors.  The hearing will consider why Mr Graham’s  Employment and Support … Read more

Liverpool CC – our response to care & pet charges consultation

By winvisibleblog | 06/01/2021 | 1 Comment

Here is our joint response to the consultation. See below, the report on the consultation findings is going to the Cabinet meeting on 5 February 2021 “for a decision as to whether to implement any of the proposed policy changes“. 28 December 2020 Adult Services Consultation Liverpool City Council Joint response from Sue Ferguson and … Read more

Win against Norfolk charges increase!

By winvisibleblog | 18/12/2020 | 1 Comment

Congratulations to S and M who bravely put themselves forward and took on Norfolk County Council for increasing care charges and cutting the Minimum Income Guarantee — the amount of money we are “allowed” to keep. This ruling exposes the injustice of Councils making disabled women and men with high needs pay high charges. Also … Read more

Stop higher charges by Liverpool City Council

By winvisibleblog | 14/12/2020 | 0 Comments

Until Wednesday 16 December (midnight), Liverpool City Council is consulting about changes to their charging policy, which they want to bring in from January. Changes include increasing the hourly rate which people may have to pay, up from £10/hour to the full cost, and charging for pet care while people are in hospital. In other … Read more

Our statement to Labour for national disability strategy

By winvisibleblog | 11/12/2020 | 0 Comments

On 8 December, WinVisible was among disability organisations, union and other representatives invited to a Roundtable discussion with Labour leader Keir Starmer MP, Marsha de Cordova (Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities) and Vicky Foxcroft MP (Shadow Minister for Disabled People) on Zoom to put forward recommendations towards Labour’s national disability strategy. Topics … Read more

Bhopal anniversary webinar Wed 2 December

By winvisibleblog | 30/11/2020 | 0 Comments

On Wednesday 2 December, the Bhopal Medical Appeal is hosting an international live webinar 3pm-4pm UK time. Info shared from our friends at the BMA: Bhopal’s Endless Disaster In The Time Of Covid-19 “On the 36th anniversary of Union Carbide’s Disaster at 3pm GMT on 2nd December, we will be hosting a live webinar, entitled … Read more

Norfolk care charges — court challenge

By winvisibleblog | 30/11/2020 | 2 Comments

This week Wednesday 2 and Thursday 2 December, the legal challenge by a disabled woman and her mother against care charges by Norfolk County Council is in the High Court (remote hearing). This Judicial Review comes after two years of Disability Network Norfolk group members fighting these charges and a year since starting the legal … Read more

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