A committee of MPs has called on the government to stop local authorities discriminating against disabled people who need financial help following the introduction of the "bedroom tax".
Posted on 13/01/2016
Today more than 100 people with disabilities met their local MPs in Parliament to talk to them about their concerns over the government's proposed cuts to benefits, including the £30 reduction to Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) in the Work Related Activity Group (WRAG). People with a learning disability, represented by Mencap, were joined by campaigners from 12 other charities who are all part of the Disability Benefits Consortium (DBC).
CHILDREN who are uncoordinated, disorganised and struggle with handwriting are often simply written-off as clumsy.
Send Change your story CHANGE want people with learning disabilities to send them their employment stories.
Are you a student who might be affected to the changes to Disabled Students Allowance (DSA)? We are looking for disabled students who will be applying for DSA to start university in September 2016, with a view to a possible legal challenge.