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UN Committee Concluding Observations – UK going backwards on disability rights
Disability Wales Press Release, 31 August 2017: UN Committee Concluding Observations – UK going backwards on rights A ‘human catastrophe’ – New UN condemnation for UK human rights record The UK Government’s claim to be a ‘world leader in disability … Continue reading
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Tagged austerity measures, CPRD, disability rights, United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, welfare cuts
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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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e-petition to reverse ESA cuts
Reverse the ESA disability benefit cut: The House of Lords has been unable to stop a planned £30-a-week cut to disability benefits forced through by Government MPs. This will cripple those in receipt of these benefits, leaving many in literal … Continue reading
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Tagged e-petition, Employment and Support Allowance, ESA, welfare cuts
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Disability cuts ‘a suggestion’, cabinet minister Nicky Morgan says
BBC news: Disability cuts ‘a suggestion’, cabinet minister Nicky Morgan says 18 March 2016 Plans in the Budget to cut disability benefits, which have sparked threats of a Tory revolt, are “a suggestion”, cabinet minister Nicky Morgan has said. The proposals … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC news, Budget, disability, George Osborne MP, Nicky Morgan MP, Personal Independence Payment, PIP, welfare cuts
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AM tries to live on benefits for a week
REBECCA Evans AM has announced that she will be taking part in an experiment to see if she can live on benefits for a week. The experiment is part of a wider campaign to look at the effects of changes … Continue reading
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Tagged Community Housing Cymru, Rebecca Evans AM, Univerdsal Credit, welfare cuts, Your benefits are changing
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£10 billion further welfare cuts – Hardest Hit campaign response
The Hardest Hit campaign has responded to the UK Chancellor’s announcement that the Government is to press ahead with plans to slash an extra £10 billion from the welfare budget by 2016-17. Steve Winyard, chair of the DBC campaigns group … Continue reading
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Tagged DBC, Disability Benefits Consortium, Hardest Hit campaign, welfare cuts
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