With friends of Lawrence Bond at his inquest on 16 June 2017. Being found fit for work was kept out of the inquest, which lasted only half an hour. Anne Marie O’Sullivan and her mother Eileen, also bereaved, Unite Community Camden, members of Camden Momentum and other concerned people attended with WinVisible. Read more: Disability … Read more
Read MorePeople are told that everyone has to have a face-to-face interview for PIP. This is not true. Official DWP guidance sets out exemption from the interview, where there is enough evidence on paper to establish your daily living needs and mobility needs, and/or where the face-to-face interview is likely to be stressful to you. (The … Read more
Read Morehttp://camdennewjournal.com/article/its-shameful-that-a-labour-council-is-ready-to-make-vulnerable-people-pay-more-for-care-rather-than-pressure-the-government LETTERS It’s shameful that a Labour council is ready to make vulnerable people pay more for care rather than pressure the government 23 March, 2017 • DISABLED women are contacting us, desperately worried about council bills for home care and support, and the daily help they need but can’t afford to pay for … Read more
Read MoreAt a film and TV awards ceremony, Ken Loach, director of “I, Daniel Blake” condemns government policies which make people destitute in his BAFTA speech.
Read MorePRESS RELEASE . . . PRESS RELEASE . . . PRESS RELEASE . . . Gill Thompson’s legal case for her brother David, who was diabetic and died in 2013 after his Jobseekers Allowance was sanctioned, has just been launched. Gill’s legal team wrote to the Hertfordshire Coroner setting out why there should be an … Read more
Read MoreSave Our NHS! As women with disabilities and patients we support junior doctors, NHS students and staff The government wants to impose a contract on junior doctors to work even longer hours, which they refused as they are already pushed to the limit. The latest contract on offer is worse than before, say Dr Manish … Read more
Read MoreClick on link to read our history of six years of benefit actions by the disability movement and bereaved relatives, up to the resignation of Work and Pensions Minister Iain Duncan Smith in March 2016. actions-that-led-to-resignation-of-ids-latest-5-april-2016
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