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end the care crisis
In April 2012 the Government are due to publish a white paper on social care reform and a progress report on social care funding. The Care and Support Alliance have agreed a campaign plan, including a lobby of Parliament, to put pressure on Parliamentarians and influence the white paper before it’s publication. Posted 12 January 2012.
campaign for better transport
DA, Age UK and Campaign for Better Transport have teamed up to highlight the end of coach concessions for many older and disabled people without proper Government consultation or assessment of the impact. Posted 2 September 2011.
hardest hit
Disabled and ill people and their families are being hit hard by cuts to the benefits and services they need to live their lives. The Hardest Hit campaign brings together individuals and organisations to send a clear message to the Government: stop these cuts. Updated 1 September 2011.
justice for all campaign
Disability Alliance supports the Justice for All campaign. Justice for All is a campaign to ensure everyone is treated fairly under the law, no matter who they are, how much money they have or where they live. Updated 1 April 2011.
fair welfare campaign
Citizens Advice has launched a campaign which is calling for a fairer welfare benefits and tax credits system. Posted 1 December 2010.
disability alliance joins campaign to challenge the government over £16bn unclaimed benefits
Twenty-seven leading charities are calling on the government to set ambitious targets to improve take-up of welfare benefits and tax credits, highlighting more than £16 billion in means-tested benefits and tax credits that currently goes unclaimed every year. Posted 3 February 2010.
disability alliance poverty manifesto
Disability Alliance, with a range of national charity partners, has launched a 'manifesto' of recommendations for routes out of poverty for disabled people and their families. Updated 9 December 2009.
shared surfaces: the implications for disabled people
Campaign for streetscape and public space developments, including those that follow the ‘shared space’ concept, which meet the needs of all disabled people. Latest campaign update available. Posted 15 May 2009.
prescription promise campaign
Disability Alliance, together with 17 other charities is asking the Government to urgently review prescription charges to make all prescriptions free for people with long-term conditions and disabilities and ensure that no-one is unable to afford vital medication. Email your support (this will automatically be sent to your local MP) and sign our petition. Updated 20 April 2009.
fuel poverty campaign
The Fuel Poverty campaign aims to 'fuel poverty proof' homes by bringing 6 million homes up to the energy efficiency standards of modern homes. Updated 27 March 2009.
end child poverty campaign
The Campaign to End Child Poverty aims to eradicate child poverty in the UK by 2020. There are now 140 organisations who are members of the campaign, including Disability Alliance. Posted 4 February 2009.
campaign to stop energy suppliers charging the poor more for gas and electricity
A coalition of charities and consumer organisations have asked energy suppliers to stop charging the poor more for gas and electricity. Posted 20 September 2006.
cost of participation
The aim of the campaign is to secure changes in social security benefit rules to make it possible for disabled people to take up appointments on public bodies without losing out financially or putting their benefits at risk.
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