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VIDEO: 2016 lobby of MPs against benefit cuts

By winvisibleblog | 01/03/2016 | 0 Comments

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We won! Victory for woman told to repay £842 care money

By winvisibleblog | 08/10/2015 | 0 Comments

Natasha Cox “petrified” by care bill A WOMAN with severe brain damage and epilepsy has been ordered to repay hundreds of pounds of care payments after Town Hall officials criticised her for spending some of the money on coffee and cleaning. Natasha Cox, a former Hampstead School student who lives in Hampstead, says she is … Read more

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Save the Independent Living Fund

By winvisibleblog | 25/08/2015 | 0 Comments

Disabled woman loses 48 hours’ support   Save the Independent Living Fund ILF Users Speak Out   Discover more from WinVisible Subscribe to get the latest posts to your email. Type your email… Subscribe

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Winning free homecare in Hammersmith & Fulham

By winvisibleblog | 01/04/2015 | 1 Comment

Campaigners in Hammersmith & Fulham win free homecare! Congratulations to Hammersmith & Fulham Coalition Against Cuts (HAFCAC) – disabled and older people win free homecare! HAFCAC won the commitment from the recently-elected Labour council to abolish homecare charges – a “tax on disability” — from April 2015, paid for by cutting the council’s PR budget.  … Read more

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Benefit rights — debt advice

By winvisibleblog | 01/01/2015 | 1 Comment

First check that you do really owe the money. Mistakes are common and it is possible that your debts have been miscalculated. If you do owe it, check if you can get any discounts. Your debts can be cancelled or reduced to smaller repayments. And check you get all the help available to maximise your income. To challenge … Read more

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Benefit rights — challenging benefit sanctions

By winvisibleblog | 01/01/2015 | 1 Comment

Sanctions to your Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) or Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) mean that your benefits are stopped or reduced as a punishment. Jobcentre staff are brutally stopping benefits for trivial reasons, saying that claimants have not kept to what they must do, whether they are jobseekers or sick and disabled people on ESA. Sanctions … Read more

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Benefit rights — private renters

By winvisibleblog | 01/01/2015 | 1 Comment

Almost 40% of the annual £25bn housing benefit bill is paid to private landlords, who often get away with charging extortionate rents for poor quality housing. Tenants asking for repairs or furniture have been threatened with eviction or harassed, so it is important to know your rights. Groups that support tenants and also campaign, are: … Read more

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Benefit rights — bedroom tax

By winvisibleblog | 01/01/2015 | 1 Comment

Since 2013, the government reduced Housing Benefit (HB) to people in social housing who have one or more “spare” rooms. (Social housing is council, housing association or similar. Councils administering HB make the cut.) The government gives councils extra funds called Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) to help tenants in hardship due to the bedroom tax. … Read more

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Council Tax help

By winvisibleblog | 01/01/2015 | 3 Comments

Discounts, reductions and exemptions from paying Council Tax You can pay less Council Tax, for various reasons.  This can include: being the only adult in the property. being a young adult between 18-19 years of age. being a full-time student. being an apprentice. being temporarily away from your home — check with your Council. having … Read more

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Bhopal, India

By winvisibleblog | 03/12/2014 | 0 Comments

Bhopal Survivors Action 3 December 2014 To Rashida Bee and Champa Devi Shukla Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Stationery Karmchari Sangh (Bhopal Gas-Affected Women Stationery Workers’ Union) Dear Rashida, Champa and all sisters and brothers in Bhopal, We send our love, condolences and solidarity to you all on this 30th anniversary of the Bhopal disaster. We … Read more

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