"Benefit cuts and sanctions do not create jobs, but increase poverty and place greater pressure on the NHS, local councils and other public services – ultimately costing us more in the long run."
Tag: Disabled rights
Milburn attacks disabled young people – Disability Rights UK
Disability Rights UK has released a statement following reports that the Milburn review will contain the removal of disability benefits for disabled young people.
Lobby your MP in Westminster against welfare cuts – Disabled People Against the Cuts
Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) are organising a lobby in Parliament as part of a wider campaign to urging MPs to oppose the cuts to disability support.
No More Austerity and Cuts
Barry Rodin calls for a policy agenda which takes real action to address the needs of disabled people instead of cutting vital support.
Apsana Begum MP: Punitive Welfare Policies and Austerity have Driven the Poverty Crisis for Years
For years, punitive welfare policies and austerity have pushed more and more people into poverty. It's time to put people first and stop the scapegoating, writes Apsana Begum MP.
We are not a Burden: Disabled Activists’ Outcry Against Streeting’s Mental Health Policy
"The state should not be passing legislation to combat mental illness that will directly lead to suicide. This is not the way to face the crisis."
Justice for Disabled People
Barry Rodin sets out the measures needed in order for the new government to seriously address the needs of disabled people.
Disabled people fight back against the emergency they face
Sandra Wyman explores the emergency facing disabled people in Britain, and how they are collectively organising to resist.
Disabled People have been under constant threat by the Tory government
Sunak's smears against disabled people and long-term illness are the latest in over a decade of Tory attacks, writes Kathy Bole, Disabillity Labour.
Government should be supporting people into work, not making disabled people’s lives harder – TUC
The latest government announcement on reforms to financial support for those with ill health or disability is divisive and full of misleading rhetoric, writes Anjum Klair, TUC.