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The Hardest Hit March in Norwich against government cuts

Disabled people march in Norwich over government cuts

By Stephen Pullinger

  The Norwich Hardest Hit March against government cuts makes its way through the city centre. Photo by Simon Finlay

More than 200 protesters, including wheelchair users and visually impaired people with guide dogs and white sticks, gathered in Chapelfield Gardens at 11.30am, with a placard-waving march around nearby streets beginning at noon.

 

The rally was one of several organised around the country by Hardest Hit, a consortium of 40 disability organisations.

The welfare reform bill will affect millions of lives at their most vulnerable point

Comment: Govt’s welfare reform bill trick stinks of injustice

Kaliya Franklin is an experienced disability rights writer, blogger, campaigner and founder of The Broken of Britain a non partisan campaign against the welfare cuts.

   

 

The welfare reform bill will affect millions of lives at their most vulnerable point – isn’t that worth proper scrutiny?

By Kaliya Franklin

The government is guilty of attempting to suppress welfare reform bill opposition in the Lords.

The welfare reform bill debate held in the House of Lords on Tuesday was in complete contrast to the bill’s passage through the Commons – constructive, eloquent, well attended and informed. Over 50 peers were scheduled to speak; the interest and strict time limits reflecting the levels of concerns across the House. Even those Lords who in principle fully support the bill had serious questions they wanted answered before the bill was passed.

PIP to replace DLA April 2013

DWP seeks IT to support new disability benefit

Department for Work and Pensions advertises for assessment service and IT to deliver Personal Independence Payment

 

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is looking for an external provider of an assessment service and supporting IT for the new Personal Independence Payment (PIP).