East of England The Hardest Hit Rally
Saturday 22 October 2011
March 12pm and Rally 1pm
Chaplefield Gardens, Norwich
Disabled people in the East of England, along with their families and friends, are taking to the streets in Norwich to protest against Government cuts to disability benefits and services. Join us and help to make sure all our voices are heard.
The new mantra of ‘something for something’ may disadvantage disabled people, says Alice Maynard, if that something means work that they can not find
The House of Lords is debating the welfare reform bill. Few people would argue that the welfare system doesn’t need reforming, but the plan to get more people working will backfire when it comes to disabled people.
The bill includes a number of proposals that chip away at the support disabled people and their families need to play a part in society.
The health lottery aims to boost funds to disadvantaged groups but existing schemes say it will undercut them while offering less money to good causes.
The WRVS older people‘s charity, Princess Royal Trust for Carers and conservation organisation BTCV are among nine “charity partners” receiving money from a controversial new lottery launched earlier this month.
