Disabled people’s struggle will continue under the Labour government
As Starmer takes office, LINDA BURNIP outlines the urgent challenges facing disabled people after years of austerity and explains why DPAC are already taking action
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FOURTEEN years of the Tories in power have led to disabled people being pushed further and further into poverty, and the actions of the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) led to thousands of unnecessary deaths.
On top of this, the loss of the Independent Living Fund (ILF) in Britain (with the exception of Scotland which has retained it) has led to disabled people losing their social care funding and becoming trapped at home without the support they need to join in with society.
In addition to this, for most people now, including disabled people, it is often impossible to get a GP appointment and hospital waiting lists have never been so long, as our NHS has been ground into crisis.
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Having good social care is a life and death situation for disabled people and they must not become collateral damage in pursuit of the removal of freedom of movement, writes LINDA BURNIP
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