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Our Director of Marketing and Communications, Ali Gunn, went on BBC 5 Live to talk about the potential changes to disability benefits. ⬇️

#DisabilityBenefits I pay my council £520pm from #PIP for social care. I employ a gardener and cleaners. I pay toward my powerchair. If PIP is cut my council will have to foot the bill. My gardener and cleaners lose work. Will the #NHS fully cover my wheelchair? What funding?

Nearly a third of child claimants of Disability Living Allowance are rejected for adult benefits In some cases it's because the teens fill out the forms themselves One rejected 16-year-old said he could cook - but not that he'd blown up several microwaves bit.ly/4iDOmqe

Hi lads I'll be on LBC tomorrow morning about 11:20 discussing disabled people's fears over benefit cuts and why we need MPs to stand up and oppose it

Latest rumours #DisabilityBenefits proposals. Cutting UC Health element will be devastating

As this Sky report shows, Personal Independent Payments are a vital support for disabled people, particularly at addressing barriers accessing services…

The last few weeks have been difficult, and often frightening, for disabled people. They have seen their disabilities, needs and livelihoods relentlessly debated, while they are left to worry about their future. Read our response to today’s news ⬇️ unitedresponse.org.uk/news-item/unit…

"This literally is about reforming the system that supports disabled people!" SNP MP Kirsty Blackman expresses her outrage at the Government publishing a consultation document on benefits reform without making a version accessible to disabled people available. #Newsnight

We and 30 other organisations have written a joint letter to the Department for Work and Pensions calling for them to immediately release all accessible versions of the Green Paper⬇️ unitedresponse.org.uk/news-item/join…

There are local elections coming up in lots of areas. Over the coming weeks, we will be sharing some brand new Easy Read guides to help you, and anyone you support, get ready to vote. First up we have an Easy Read guide to Councils ⬇️ myvotemyvoice.org.uk/resource/what-…

We are thrilled to welcome Kate Terroni to United Response as our new CEO. unitedresponse.org.uk/news-item/kate…

The welfare cuts in today’s #SpringStatement will affect 3.2 million families. We are calling on the government to invest in disabled people not threaten. learningdisabilitytoday.co.uk/topic/policy/s…

Did you know we have a podcast called 'Journey to Safety', all about disability hate crime on public transport? You can find the latest episode here ⬇️ unitedresponse.org.uk/news-item/jour…

Our EasyRead guide to the changes to disability benefits proposed by the government last week: unitedresponse.org.uk/resource/easyr…

Weekend reading sorted thanks to Elaine James and Rob Mitchell

Great to have been invited to share my thoughts on welfare reform and the benefits of employment support

Voted for Hull's new Mayor 7.30am early & quiet reasonable adjustments James needs to access voting! He told me with his Tobii eye gaze who confirming 3 times to make sure I got it right for him! Go vote or don't complain if doesn't go your way if James can do it so can you!

How could Government facilitate working-age adults drawing on care and support into long-term employment? Ali Gunn (she/her) addresses welfare cuts announced in Government’s Spring Statement and calls for investment in #socialcare to unlock opportunities bit.ly/4iQRjDw

Today we’re going to Westminster to launch ‘Journey to Safety’, our report into disability hate crime on public transport. The report draws from an in-depth research project conducted over the past 11 months, funded by Motability Foundation. Read it here ⬇️ (1/2) buff.ly/Szrrxku

So incredibly proud of this project! Excellent work from people we support and our wonderful Our Life Stories project team