Daily Archives: 13/05/2012

DWP stays silent on DLA cuts advice from councils

13/05/2012 – 9:00 am

The government has refused to say what advice it has received from local councils and the Department of Health (DH) about the wider impact of its sweeping cuts to spending on disability living allowance (DLA).
Concerns about the knock-on effects of the cuts, particularly on people’s ability to work, and their increased need for support from [...]

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Self-advocacy pioneers still struggling for survival despite 21-year track record

13/05/2012 – 9:00 am

A pioneering self-advocacy organisation this week celebrated the publication of a booklet that charts its 21-year history.
Central England People First (CEPF) – originally known as Northants People First – was set up in 1990, and has always been run and controlled by people with learning difficulties.
Ian Davies, one of its founders, said that working at [...]

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