Richard Hawkes, CEO of Scope has written a piece for the New Statesmen describing the challenges ahead around disability and welfare reform. We recommend you read it.
Richard has always supported the call for a Cumulative Impact Assessment. He said to us -
“A Cumulative Impact Assessment may be difficult but it is essential. We should not be experimenting with people’s lives. The government needs to look at the bigger picture of the changes made by all its departments and understand the combined impact of these. I hope that Pat and her supporters at Pat’s Petition can have a productive discussion with Liam Byrne to get Labour party support for an assessment.”
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For sure my fight to have an independent life4years later first the medics then the dwp then ice just waiting to see if its going to be nhs parliamentry then the housing everything I am so grateful to medics equality and sheltar at this time just got back from specialist unit I have to attend I’m on meltdown so much pain besides toxic drugs I have just got a steroid top up so can feel normal for a few days I was asked have you a new home yet I said no the reply was housing dont understand I said no there kindness is overwhelming I cried all the way home2years I have been shut in here last week I gave all my paints away I can’t get outside I’ve existed on microwave meals wrong housing my crime for this I paid in for 29years on an untreated heart block for sure all this needs changing us peeps don’t need the label benefit scrounger