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Across the political Right, the narrative is that disability benefits (primarily Personal Independence Payments; PIPs) are too easy to get & are often paid to the 'undeserving'... however, in reality nearly half of applicants are rejected, rising to over two thirds for endometriosis (a gendered dimension I'll leave you to ponder), but with high rates of rejections over-turned on appeal (often with the same evidence).
More Tory lies, callousness & inhumanity
Revealed: people with cancer, arthritis and amputations among 40% denied disability benefits
Observer finds thousands of claims for conditions including cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis are being rejected in England and WalesChaminda Jayanetti (The Guardian)
Happy May pachyderms! New month means new #MutualAidRequest bcuz I'm a disabled Black enby struggling to get by, especially now I have to pay insurance premiums for my kid
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Transit-100
Food-150
Electric-100
Gas-50
Misc-46
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Very timely - new UK advocacy and activist site for people with chronic but often unacknowledged conditions such as ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome)
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https://thechroniccollaboration.com/
THE CHRONIC COLLABORATION
'She’s faking it for attention and clout'. 'They’re all just doing it for the benefits or perks'. 'They just want to be famous on TikTok'.THE CHRONIC COLLABORATION
Story's a year old but it's still news to me and probably to a lot of you.
"The Council of Europe declares France in violation of the rights of disabled people"
https://www.autismeurope.org/blog/2023/04/25/the-council-of-europe-declares-france-in-violation-of-the-rights-of-disabled-people/ #Ableism #Disability #France
