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Exec Director of Campaigns, Comms & Strategy @Scope // Former @whichuk & @stonewalluk // Passionate about #disability #equality // Not the singer
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🚨journalists and commentators🚨
Repeat:
PIP is NOT an unemployment benefit
Disabled people IN work can claim PIP.
It is there to reflect the inequality disabled face in society
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Some facts about
#PIP
1. It is NOT an out-of-work benefit
2. The assessment & application process is hard. It is not "easy to claim"
3. Only 40-45% of claims are successful
4. Getting the correct reward is difficult. Challenging it can take months.
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A cursory glance at the 133k total vacancies on the DWP job site this morning suggests 0.5% (700) are 'home-working' or 'work from home' with no office requirements. Less than 100 are part-time.
Where are these magic jobs going to come from?
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Just saying “we want less sickness and more work” won’t make it true.
We have to
💷Invest in employment support and improve trust.
✅Recognise some people can’t work. And that is not their fault.
🔧Fix public services to support people properly
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There you go…confirmation of the new Minister for Disabled People
@stephenctimms
- great appointment. We
@scope
look forward to working with you
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The Times again pushing a dangerous narrative on disability benefits.
This time Matthew Parris getting horribly confused about PIP (an extra costs payment NOT an out of work benefit)
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Oh right this is a full scale assault from the PM on disabled people.
It's somehow all our fault.
That we're not trying hard enough. That employers are all amazing. And that PIP is too generous?!
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Thanks to
@MartinSLewis
&
@susannareid100
for having me and the brill
@ShaniDhanda
on to talk disability and cost of living. 3 things Government should do
- Reverse changes to Warm Homes Discount
- Double the £150 disability payment
- Uprate benefits with inflation
'Life costs more when you're disabled. We're already in our own cost of living crisis.'
Up to six million disabled people start receiving £150 this week to help them with rising living costs. But does it go far enough - we speak to Shani Dhanda about how people will manage.
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Today the consultation on major changes to PIP launched by the previous Government closes.
Our
@scope
work on the Disability Price Tag has found disabled households would need an additional £975 a month on average to have the same standard of living as non-disabled people.
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Last year our
@scope
research found 16% of disabled people have experienced being called a scrounger for accessing benefits, despite deep levels of poverty and income inequality.
This sort of stuff reinforces some lazy stereotypes ⬇️
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I think we all want a “grown up conversation about
#PIP
” but on the face of it many of the proposals spoken about today are akin to treating disabled people like children - do this or we’ll take your benefit, here’s a voucher instead of money, provide the receipt.
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Good to speak to
@BBCBreakfast
about
@scope
view on the proposed changes to PIP.
Making it harder to claim and replacing cash for vouchers won’t reduce the extra cost of disability. It will show DWP doesn’t think it is their problem and leave people poorer.
Plans to overhaul the disability benefits system could include stopping cash payments and offering claimants one-off grants instead.
James Taylor from disability charity Scope spoke to
#BBCBreakfast
about reforms to personal independence payments (PIP)
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Spot on from
@mrjamesob
. Role of employers totally missing from benefit crackdown and sanction rhetoric from DWP in the last couple of days.
'They want to dehumanise and demonise them.'
'You can't even afford a computer.'
As Rishi Sunak launches a work from home bid to get people off sickness benefits, this chronic Lyme disease sufferer explains to ＠mrjamesob why that isn't as straightforward as it sounds.
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Disabled/CEV people having to rely on the personal choices of others and having no control over their own freedom and safety isn’t ‘living with covid’, it’s living with fear.
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oh, and the most a person may get if awarded the enhanced rate would be £184.30 a week or £798 a month. It is not thousands!!
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Once more for everyone -
People don’t choose to live a life on benefits.
People get sick. People acquire disabilities.
People get let down by a system that reduces them to a number.
Even DWP research from this year found sanctions do nothing.
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Today at
#LabourConference
we
@scope
have launched our new Price Tag.
On average, disabled households need an additional £1,010 a month to have the same standard of living as non-disabled household.
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Accessible transport and disabled passenger experience is in a desperate state.
I’ve read the same version of this article every year for the last decade.
It’s the same thing -
DfT won’t do anything
ORR says they can’t do anything
DPTAC ???
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Trans equality being used as political point scoring again - haven’t had anything in the economy, cost of living, health, climate - you know, things people care about
#C4LeaderDebate
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Today
@scope
we have published the latest Disability Price Tag.
We've found the extra cost of disability is now, on average, £975 per month for disabled households.
Factoring in inflation, the Price Tag of disability rises to £1122.
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Yet more evidence that the current Government position on
#PIP
is at total odds with what is actually happening.
PIP is not easy to claim. And it’s not given out to everyone who applies.
NEW: The DWP is rejecting more than 40% of applications for PIP disability benefit from people with multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy and arthritis – and one in four applications from amputees
By me, for the Observer 👇
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Remember
PIP exists because the cost of being disabled in this country is high (average £975 per month). Costs non-disabled don’t face.
PIP is also less generous than DLA (another point the article suggests)
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A raft of announcements on
#disability
from
@10DowningStreet
this morning inc. reforms to sick pay, better coordination across Government and making it easier for disabled people to shop around we
@scope
have been calling for these things for a long time
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Good news as Government announce extension of blue badges to hidden disabilities
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Lots and lots of people sharing what
#PIP
enables them to do today.
The consultation is now live.
Please have your say and tell the Government about it ⬇️
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Four ministers for disabled people in four years…maybe time for a disabled minister for disabled people?
#Reshuffle
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Campaign win 🎴 Prime Minister calls on business to report on disability figures. This is something
@Scope
have campaigned on and called for, for the last 2 years. Of course we want this to be mandatory for all employers so campaigning is not over yet!
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99% of gay young people hear 'that's so gay' in schools. Help
@stonewallUK
put a stop to it
http://t.co/hRNVQaq4Dl
http://t.co/AL3cgr6m4r
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Two good appointments to DWP. Both
@Alison_McGovern
and
@stephenctimms
have been good advocates and ambassadors for disabled people during the cost of living crisis and in better employment support
Alison McGovern and Sir Stephen Timms — former chair of the Work and Pensions Committee — appointed Ministers under Liz Kendall at the Department for Work and Pensions
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It’s also the second time he’s done it
@DrFrancesRyan
Hi
@thetimes
. One of your columnists, Matthew Parris, writes that PIP is for people “medically unfit to work.” This isn’t remotely true. PIP is a non-means tested benefit to pay for the extra costs of disability. Will your editors correct it? Thanks.
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First day back at work after having three weeks with this absolute dream. It has gone far too quickly and I could spend months gazing in awe 💜
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Here we go again then. Little bubba boy coming September. Eek.
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An ACTUAL White Paper! Wow...!
Making sure nobody is excluded from work is an important ambition, important this doesn't forget disabled people. We need to see more voluntary support, & recognition some disabled people are unable to work.
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The ONS has just published data on
#COVID19
deaths and disability. Sadly, mortality rates amongst disabled people are twice as high as those who are not disabled and the gap is even higher between younger age groups
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We
@scope
found the Disability Price Tag has risen by over £300 in the last few years.
Today
@resfoundation
finds 4 in 10 PIP claimants are in the lowest income group.
Attempts to 'cut the welfare bill' will have devastating consequences on the individuals who make use of it
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This will make a reall difference to many disabled people who might find travelling difficult. It also irons out a lot of regional inconsistencies about who can apply
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Up bright and early to talk to
@BBCBreakfast
about
@scope
’s response to the new Government accessible transport strategy.
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Took my daughter into the office. Fair to say she fell in love
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So proud of the awesome
@scope
team this week (well every week really). To conceive and launch a campaign in 4 days on a vitally important issue and secure some great coverage to boot
#WontBeForgotten
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We support thousands and thousands of disabled people every year access benefits, understand the assessment process and find employment if they can. Many are accessing benefits because their income is insufficient.
Not one of them is choosing benefits as a “lifestyle choice”
We’ve had a tough few years. But Britain is resilient. And our plan is working.
🆙 Real wages up 10 months in a row
📈 The fastest growth in the G7 since January
💥 The most radical welfare reforms in a generation
Stick with the
@Conservatives
plan, don’t let Labour wreck it
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Among the poorest fifth of households, disabled households allocate almost as twice of their expenditure on energy bills than non-disabled people. A price of 54% will be catastrophic without immediate Government support
#pricecap
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And it continues...
"If you don’t do this, we will look at sanctions"
ONS data earlier found disabled workers reported similar levels of homeworking to others.
Where are these magic home-working jobs we're supposed to looking for going to come from?
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If only the Government had just introduced BSL interpretation in press conferences from the get go like other nations did, they wouldn’t have ended up being seen as pulling apart someone’s disability in a court room
She goes on to describe Katie's evidence as "incomplete" and "exaggerated" in relation to her ability to understand written English.
#WITIJudicialReview
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There are 13 million disabled people in the UK. Our voices must be heard, listened to and acted on
#generalelection
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Welcome news that the
@10DowningStreet
National Disability Strategy is a priority for Government. We
@scope
believe this a vital opportunity to address the barriers disabled people face
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Great to welcome
@stephenctimms
&
@MaeveSherlock
to our
@scope
hub in Leeds today. They met with disabled people who have used our employment services and got to discuss devolved employment support, concerns around benefits and the role of employers in closing the Employment Gap
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Life already costs more for disabled people.
Now the cost of charging a wheelchair or using a breathing machine will have almost trebled in a year.
The government must intervene now.
Typical energy bill will rise to £3,549 a year from October for millions of households in England, Scotland and Wales as new price cap announced
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I’m on
#RipOffBritain
this morning talking rail travel and accessibility. New
@scope
research on this issue coming out shortly
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Great to have
@SunderlandAFC
on board the
#rainbowlaces
campaign
http://t.co/X1CpbuuM5R
http://t.co/cRDAnIQuBO
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This morning
@Scope
publish new research that highlights just how few disabled people feel safe going back into the workplace. Just 14% of disabled people feel safe about going back to work and many worried about losing their job.
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Honoured to even be considered, let alone on the
@shawtrust
#DisabilityPower100
Proud to be in the company of greatness
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It’s my birthday tomorrow and to celebrate I’ll be on 5live Wake Up to Money at 5.20am talking all things cost of living, disability and new
@scope
analysis on benefits and inflation
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Love this
@OfficialRadja
#shoeselfie
for
#allacciamoli
via
@OfficialASRoma
#Roma360
http://t.co/gMQdXMu4y2
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Today we
@scope
publish research on attitudes towards disability. Speaking to 4,000 disabled people we found:
➡️3 in 4 disabled people have experienced negative attitudes
➡️44% said they feel less equal to others
➡️25% accused of faking their condition
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New
@scope
research out today found 1 in 5 disabled people had their work from home request denied putting people in an impossible position of keeping their job or keeping safe
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Yet another Minister for Disabled People. That makes 7 in my time at Scope!
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I can confirm 4.22pm ‘definitely’ happened at the
@scope
fringe 😂
#CPC22
(thanks for the spot
@petemoorey
)
EXCLUSIVE: My no holes barred Conservative conference diary. Day four.
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Packed out room for the
@scope
parliamentary reception. Hearing from
@heidiallen75
on disability, employment and welfare
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Delighted to be with colleagues from
@VirginMediaCorp
this morning bringing employers together to tackle the disability employment gap
#WorkWithMe
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Our latest
@scope
data from our helpline has found
1 in 3 disabled people are in energy debt over £1000
Many have had to switch medical equipment off to save money
Which is why we’ve partnered with
@ITVPurpose
@ITV
to launch a new campaign today ⬇️
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Friday: PM announces a moral mission to get disabled people into work.
Sunday: Government to scrap the scheme that supports disabled people into work.
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Can someone at N10 spend just 5 minutes to figure out what alt text is for
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Ending a busy week with a meeting at Number 10.
Pushing for
@scope
call to introduce a energy social tariff to support disabled households
Reducing the disability employment gap
Improving disabled people’s engagement with government policy making
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In
@timesredbox
today
@Tanni_GT
writes about her experiences of public transport and backs
@scope
’s call for a passenger charter
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Welfare is not 'lifestyle' choice.
Supporting people who are long-term sick or disability financially, removing the threat of sanctions, and investing in public services is a choice.
Think today the Government is making the wrong choice.
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Paying disabled people less ultimately means disabled people are valued less. Yes we need to get more disabled people into work, but lower pay is not the answer
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Today sees the launch of the
@RailOmbudsman
who will be able to deal with complaints about passenger assistance and discrimination. Good news as
@scope
research earlier this year found 40% of disabled people have experienced difficulties when travelling by train
#railombudsman
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Good to be able to share our
@scope
view on the Government’s Back To Work plan at DWP Committee y’day.
I said…
1. Sanctions are not the way to tackle unemployment or inactivity
2. Investment in disability employment programmes is small compared to size of prize …
Did you watch our session on the Government's Back to Work plan?
If not, catch up on Parliament Live 👉
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We
@scope
have joined with
@jrf_uk
and over 60 other charities to call for more support for struggling households this winter. Disabled families are being hit hard by the rising cost of living and current measures won’t touch the sides
NEW: The impact of the cost-of-living crisis on low-income families is the gravest issue our country faces.
We, along with 70 other charities, have written to
@trussliz
and
@RishiSunak
for their reassurance that families will receive sufficient support.
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.
@stonewalluk
are recruiting to help our work towards trans equality. Info at
http://t.co/KZADI3ZKJ4
#transstonewall
http://t.co/DxsEMm93NZ
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A hugely sad day as
@scope
say goodbye to the amazing
@annabirdfr
. I’m proud to have worked with Anna for 4 years and have learnt so much from having her as my boss. I look forward to carrying forward her legacy of ‘clocking up wins’ for disabled people
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Yet to hear any evidence Government proposals will benefit disabled people….
P.S.. PIP is NOT an out of work benefit
“Well I completely reject that… they are just wrong”
@Jeremy_Hunt
responds to charity
@SCOPE
calling the government's welfare reforms an assault on disabled people, arguing one of the best ways to address mental illness is “to help them get back into the world of work”
#Peston
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Strongly recommend reading
@neilmcrowther
@SteveBroach
and others views on what this Bill will do or what it will positively change in the lives of people Down's Syndrome (spoiler - not very much, and nothing like what Mr Fox is suggesting it will do) before celebrating.
It’s been a momentous day in Parliament as the
#DownSyndromeBill
passed all its stages in the
@HouseofCommons
. The Bill now moves to the
@UKHouseofLords
. I hope we can get it passed by both Houses of
@UKParliament
by
#WorldDownSyndromeDay
on 21 March.
#DownSyndrome
@NDSPolicyGroup
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The one million disabled people are not in work and want to work are part of the solution to increasing productivity not part of the problem
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So proud to be at the graduation today of the
@scope
#ScopeForChange
campaigners programme! Thanks so much to
@stephenctimms
for hosting and for the wonderful
@samrenke
for talking through her campaigning to change the world!
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A reminder that the number of disabled households in poverty went up by 1.2 million over the last 12 years
#Budget2023
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How dare they create toys and figures that allow all young people to feel included. Good job someone is so annoyed about it they have written an article with a lazy headline
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On
@bbc5live
now A whole hour dedicated to disabled people and the pandemic. Thank you to
@TherealNihal
for covering and looking into this with
@scope
Listen here
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So proud to see the huge amount of effort, commitment and teamwork from the whole
@scope
team this week. Tomorrow we launch something very exciting
#campaignklaxon
🚨
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40% of young
#LGB
people have attempted suicide because of homophobic bullying
http://t.co/hJJbSPML4s
#WMHD
http://t.co/y5kJp2xsN6
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Despite having over a decade to prepare it’s deeply disappointing that train companies will fail to meet the 2020 deadline for
#accessibility
At
@scope
we’re calling for much greater accountability
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At Scope we said that the consultation and the previous government rhetoric felt like a “full on assault” against disabled people. And we remain concerned about these proposals.
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Pleased to see a commitment to legislate to make disability pay gap reporting mandatory in the
#KingsSpeech
something we
@scope
have advocated for a long time. What you measure you can manage! It's also something we do ourselves
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Our
@scope
exc. analysis with
@bbc5live
has found disabled people who access Personal Independence Payment (PIP) which is designed to help offset the financial disability penalty, face a real-terms cut of £367 this year as PIP hasn't risen with inflation... 🧵
Exclus: Disabled people are facing £1billion shortfall in financial support, according to
@scope
.
The charity says it’s due to a failure to increase PIP in line with inflation & without urgent help from gov more people will be plunged into poverty. (17:15)
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Some progress on inclusive transport has been made over the last few years but new
@scope
research highlights the barriers and frustrations many disabled people still face today
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2 in 3 disabled passengers have experienced problems with transport in the last year. This morning
@scope
are hosting
@Nus_Ghani
@Tanni_GT
@SChristiansen87
@railandroad
@RailDeliveryGrp
amongst others to discuss the need for a disabled passenger transport charter
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New research from
@contactfamilies
found disabled families faced energy bills of £1,909 last year - £600 more than the average UK household
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My 3 year old “Ok Daddy I’ll go downstairs now and be on telly and you watch me” 😂
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