Comment and media

We’re proud to campaign with actor Cherylee Houston, who was on ITV Granada this week speaking about welfare reforms and their impact on Disabled people.

Our response to the Work and Pensions Select Committee’s new report into the disability employment gap, including the Government’s plans to cut the Employment Support Allowance for new WRAG claimants.

Read our response to the two new initiatives aimed at supporting Disabled people into employment

This year Inclusion London has been instrumental in gaining news coverage around several issues affecting Deaf and Disabled people. Here are some of our highlights.

Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisations working with lawyers to fight for our rights

The National Paralympic Heritage Trust is a new organisation set up to celebrate and tell the story of the GB Paralympic movement. The Trust would really like to hear your views on what interests you about Paralympic heritage and how it can be shared with a wide audience.

Removal of the Work Related Activity Component in employment and support allowance and the Universal Credit Limited Capability for Work Element limited – the need for a full assessment of impact before implementation.

Over the last 18 months more Disabled people are being evicted and made homeless or are at risk of being evicted than in previous years.

Baroness Jane Campbell read out Inclusion London’s briefing on the impact on Disabled people of the government’s proposed changes to Working Tax credits in the House of Lords debate on October 26th.

Inclusion London is concerned about the government’s current proposals to cut Working Tax Credits from April 2016 and how they will impact on Disabled people and pathways into employment.