UK cuts and testimonies
My nett income as a pensioner has drastically declined
My wife aged 68 but still having to work, and myself now aged 77 and living on state and teacher pensions have seen our …
Margaret and Me: reflections from my Thatcher years
The Thatcher funeral pontificates in the background as I write. I feel a weary resignation to a day of eulogy, of history …
washed up at 43
At 43 I feel i am washed up. A few years ago I decided to leave a well paid job to pursue my lifelong dream of attending …
Council Tax Payment / College Cuts
I’m a single Mother, 54, my son is 11, Im on Job Seekers Allowance, Housing and Council Tax benefits. Ive been looking 3 years …
What the closure of the Independent Living Fund means: Natassia and Petrell’s Story
Natassia and Petrell’s Story
Natassia is a 21year old young woman who lives at home with her parents in South Norwood, …
What the closure of the Independent Living Fund means: Anthony and David’s story
I am an advocate for my brother Anthony who has severe learning disabilities, autism and bi-polar. As a result of …
Why I need the Independent Living Fund
Kathy’s Story What would happen if I lost the Independent Living Fund :
Without a Personal Assistant my quality of life would …
Independent Living Fund - Gabriel Pepper
In the countdown to the Independent Living Fund court case on 13 March, DPAC and Inclusion London are publishing stories from …
Childrens homes shutting and privertised out profit before care organizations
staff team had to reapply for their own jobs and certain people having got their own job back were then told there jobs were …
Independent Living Fund: John, Paul and Evonne’s story
Ahead of the court case - to save the Independent Living fund for people with severe disabiities - in London on March 13th …
What the closure of the Independent Living Fund means: Justine’s story
This is the second testimony from the series that DPAC is running from people who rely on the Independent Living Fund.
The …
When is a spare room not a spare room?
The bedroom tax uses Alice in Wonderland notions of under-occupation! I live in a two-bedroom property, my son stays with me …
They have taken more than my money they have taken my freedom
I was diagnosed with fibromyaligia 5 years ago, I lost everything my job, my home, my life. After spending 4 years in and out …
I’m not affected but loathe that so many are
I’m lucky. I am comfortably off, have a lovely house, happy family, a successful business and austerity has left me personally …
Poor Student
Now that the A&E is closed, there is no way I can get to the other hospital without spending too much on a taxi, walking an …
Bedroom tax
I am ssso worried about this bedroom tax.I will have to payy £20 a fortnight out of my benefits .I am not coping well as it …
The End Of Retirement As We Know It?
As a teacher, I once joked with a colleague that there would be no such thing as retirement if I ever get to that age (I said …
Bournemouth Council to increase social care charges
Plans to increase how much people pay per week for council funded adult social care have been approved at a Cabinet Meeting of …
Can not get a Statement for my son
My son has severe ADHD, Dyspraxia, OCS and other mixed neurological problems and has been on a personal education plan since he …
They’re cutting talking therapies at my GP surgery
Our senior GP reported to our patient panel last week that owing to savings required of the PCT a counselling service provided …
reduction in benefits
I worked for The Health Service for 20 Years This came to an end when I suffered a Severe Head Injury.It took me 5 Years to …
Closing the Independent Living Fund will cost disabled people their independence
As PCS branch secretary at the Independent Living Fund, I have experienced first hand the difference that the funding …
Why pick on people like us?
They’re giving the impression in the papers that everything’s been sorted with the disabled group - that people have made the …
I rely on the hospital hydrotherapy pool for my arthritis
I got rheumatoid arthritis when I was 19 – so all the way through, I’ve been under the care of rheumatology departments. …
Lost care hours after reassessment
At the time when my council was assessing eligibility for care, I didn’t even know what category I was considered to be in. I …
Pressures on housing in Poole and the southwest
A housing officer in Poole:
Initially, the main criteria for our service is that somebody could become homeless because of …
Living on the streets and on JSA in Weymouth
From “People on the frontline of austerity Britain” (link below)
I lost my job and I couldn’t afford to pay my rent… and …
Schizophrenia, no support and found fit for work by Atos
About 30 years ago, I was diagnosed as schizophrenic. I couldn’t talk to people, including my own parents, about things that …
Mental health cut
I was recently told by my psychiatrist that there was very little money available to expand my treatment to allow me to meet …
Teachers in Academy Schools No Longer Have To Be Qualified
Stop Press!
While everybody is being brainwashed into watching the rich man’s show/sorry the olympics, the tories and their …
