18 March 2016
Listen to yesterday’s recording of Andrew Crooks talking on BBC Radio Sheffield about what the budget announcement meant to him and other disabled people in Sheffield. Andrew was quick to highlight that the proposed changes to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) came on the back of some already tough measures affecting disabled people badly.
FULL ARTICLE17 March 2016
Chancellor George Osborne is facing calls from Labour and some Conservatives to reverse a planned £1.3bn a year cut to disability support payments announced in the Budget.
FULL ARTICLE17 March 2016
A £10 voucher is available for Personal Assistants willing to take part in this study by researchers at the University of East Anglia.
FULL ARTICLE17 March 2016
The Work & Pensions Select Committee has opened a new inquiry into the future of Job Centre Plus ( JCP ) and is calling for written submissions from individuals and organisations. The closing date for submissions is Friday 22 April
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Your chance to submit a question ( perhaps relating to disability )to Radio 4’s Any Questions panel at the live broadcast this Friday at Sheffield Cathedral. Tickets are free in person from the Cathedral shop but numbers are limited.
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These free courses to improve your mental health include Table Tennis, Woodland Wanderers and a six week singing group ‘Raise Your Voice’,
FULL ARTICLE14 March 2016
This short film, coproduced by Disability Sheffield, Sheffield Voices Learning Disability Self Advocacy Group and NHS England will help you to understand what personal health budgets are and how you might be able to start the process of getting one, if you have a learning disability.
FULL ARTICLE14 March 2016
This comprehensive survey into carers’ views in the UK closes on Friday 15 April 2016.
FULL ARTICLE14 March 2016
Here is your chance to help shape the future design of Healthwatch Sheffield. .The survey closes on the 31 March 2016.
FULL ARTICLE14 March 2016
Read Disability Rights UK response to the Government decision to halve the point value in ‘ aids and appliances ‘ awarded in PIP applications.
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