Monthly Archives: January 2013
Met officers face judge over mentally disabled case
Severely autistic and epileptic 16 year old
Seven police officers are due to face a senior judge over their handling of a severely autistic child, which lawyers say could have major implications for the rights of the mentally disabled.
Last year the Metropolitan Police was found to have assaulted, restrained, falsely imprisoned and discriminated against a severely autistic and epileptic 16 year old and ordered to pay £30,000 damages.
Redbridge Carers Support Services will use Health Lottery grant to develop Older Carers project
9:22am Monday 21st January 2013 in Redbridge By Dominic Sutton
A project set up to help older carers in Redbridge has received a cash boost of £40,000.
Redbridge Carers Support Services provides a range of services and support to carers in the borough.
Households with disabled person will be average of £156 a year worse off under Government benefits plans
Millions of disabled people to lose out
Sunday 20 January 2013
Millions of disabled people will lose out under the Government’s plans to keep the annual rise in benefits below the cost of living, it emerged last night.
Pensions minister Steve Webb has confirmed that one in three households with a disabled person will be £156 a year worse off on average of under new rules capping the rise in most benefit payments to 1 per cent – 1.7 per cent below the current rate of inflation.
