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  • What has Changed after the Bill Vote ?

    What has Changed after the Bill Vote ?

    04 July 2025

    In a dramatic intervention, the minister for social security and disability, Sir Stephen Timms, announced just 95 minutes before MPs voted that no cuts at all to PIP would go ahead until his own review into PIP was completed. The Bill was passed by 335 to 260 votes. What does that mean and what happens next?

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  • Alzheimer's Society Carer Training

    Alzheimer's Society Carer Training

    04 July 2025

    Living with dementia takes a heavy toll on not only those who have it but also on people who care for them. During July and August the Alzheimer’s Society and NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board are providing a platter of useful training opportunities for carers.

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  • The Concessions are Unacceptable and Divisive

    The Concessions are Unacceptable and Divisive

    27 June 2025

    Alongside Crips Against Cuts, National Survivor User Network , Mad Youth Organise, Just Treatment, DPAC and Taking the PIP, Disabled Rights UK have this morning released a joint statement against the Government’s proposed ‘concessions’ to their dangerous benefit cut proposals.

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  • New Healthy Living Toolkits

    New Healthy Living Toolkits

    27 June 2025

    The Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland Learning Disabilities and Autism Collaborative has produced new healthy living toolkits for individuals and professionals to help people with learning disabilities lead healthier and happier lives.

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  • Friends are Definitely Electric !

    Friends are Definitely Electric !

    25 June 2025

    The next and very popular ‘Are Friends Electric?’ club afternoon is coming up on Sunday July 13th from 2pm – 5pm, at the Samuel Worth Chapel. It’s a Synthpop, Futurepop, and Darkwave club night, hosted by Isaac White and dad Stuart White with contributions from other DJs.

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  • Are you Prepared for Adulthood.?

    Are you Prepared for Adulthood.?

    25 June 2025

    The Early Years, Education and Skills service within Sheffield City Council is running a new series of short, online lunchtime sessions to help young people, families and professionals learn more about ‘Preparation for Adulthood’ support available locally. The introductory session is on 2 July.

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  • Pathways to Poverty

    Pathways to Poverty

    05 June 2025

    This hard hitting report from the Citizens Advice Bureau calls on the government to act now to protect living standards for disabled people, by reversing the decision to cut disability benefits. It explains how planned cuts to disability benefits will impact the people the CAB support. At the very least, they say, the reforms should be paused so that more meaningful consultation and impact assessment can take place.

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  • Share Your Blue Badge Misuse Stories

    Share Your Blue Badge Misuse Stories

    03 June 2025

    Disabled Motoring UK, the charity which supports disabled drivers and passengers, is calling for examples of Blue Badge misuse in order to continue their campaign against it. It followed the fourth Blue Badge Day Of Action, which they say: “reinforces the urgent need for continued enforcement and better education around the rules.”

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  • Reasonable Adjustments Still Not Being Made

    Reasonable Adjustments Still Not Being Made

    03 June 2025

    Disabled workers are facing large amounts of discrimination including failures to provide reasonable adjustments and bullying at work a survey has found. The Trades Union Congress, which represents more than 5.2 million working people in 48 member unions. recently asked 1,000 disabled members to describe their experiences.

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  • Carers Week Campaign for Equality

    Carers Week Campaign for Equality

    29 May 2025

    Carers Week from 9 to 15 June highlights this year the inequalities faced by unpaid carers, including a greater risk of poverty, social isolation, poor mental and physical health. Far too often, carers of all-ages miss out on opportunities in their education, careers, or personal lives, just because of their caring role. See the programme of events.

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