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DISABLED activists took their fight to save vital financial support to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) offices in London yesterday.
The Disabled People Against Cuts (DPac) group came to Westminster in a last ditch-protest against Tory plans to scrap the Independent Living Fund on Monday.
The large group, many in wheelchairs, tried to storm into the DWP’s headquarters through the visitor entrance but were locked out by security guards.
DYLAN MURPHY reports that far from helping people back into work, the sanctions regime is inflicting unnecessary trauma on working-class families
A new report from the Citizens Advice destroys the government narrative about disabled people ‘choosing’ not to work, showing the £3,000 annual cuts will create a two-tiered system based on claim dates rather than needs, writes DYLAN MURPHY
