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WAMES & 100+ organisations call for urgent Covid-19 changes to the Benefits system
DBC letter to Secretary of State on emergency Covid-19 measures 30th March 2020 The Disability Benefits Consortium (DBC), a network of over 100 organisations, have written an open letter (below) to Thérèse Coffey, Secretary of State for Work and … Continue reading
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DBC Universal Credit survey – your experiences needed
Universal Credit survey launched! October 31, 2018 The Disability Benefits Consortium has launched a Universal Credit survey #UCandme so that we can find out more about the experiences of disabled people and people with long term health conditions. [WAMES is a … Continue reading
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DBC says PIP benefit is leading to ill-health & isolation for disabled people
Disability Benefits Consortium blog post, 13 September 2017: Failing benefits system leads to ill-health and isolation for disabled people A benefit designed to support disabled people is making their health worse and leaving them isolated, according to new research from over … Continue reading
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Big Benefits Survey 2017
Big Benefits Survey 2017: The Disability Benefits Consortium (of which WAMES is a member) wants to find out more about disabled people’s experiences of applying for and getting benefits. This will help us campaign to make sure the system is fair for … Continue reading
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Charities’ plea over Personal Independence Payments
BBC news article, 15 March 2017: Charities’ plea over Personal Independence Payments The chief executives of more than 30 charities have written to ministers urging them not to restrict access to a disability benefit. The rules around Personal Independence Payments, … Continue reading
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DBC big benefits survey – your experiences needed
Big Benefits Survey 2017 The Disability Benefits Consortium invites everyone who has applied for benefits to take part in their survey. Your views are important and will help them to tell the Government about ongoing problems and issues with the … Continue reading
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Motion to postpone ESA cuts passed, but not binding on UK government
Five Tory MPs joined opposition MPs, on 17 Nov 2016, in voting for a backbench motion calling on the government to postpone a proposed cut in employment and support allowance (ESA). The motion, which was passed by 127 votes to … Continue reading
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Tagged DBC, Disability Benefits Consortium, distributional analysis, ESA, UK government, Universal credit, welfare cuts
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DBC seek PIP 20 metre case studies
Disability Rights UK blog post, 5 July: DBC seek PIP 20 metre case studies The Disability Benefits Consortium (DBC), of which Disability Rights UK is a member, is collating a dossier of anonymised case studies on PIP to support its … Continue reading
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Moving from DLA to PIP: impact survey needs participants
Disability Rights UK news report, 11 May 2016: Moving from DLA to PIP: DBC impact survey 11 May 2016 This Disability Benefits Consortium (DBC) survey is about the experiences of people who were claiming Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and then … Continue reading
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