BADACA Social Care, Claimants & Welfare Group – May Newsletter
Hi all , just a brief summary of what has been happening with the Social Care, claimants and welfare sub group. We have met a couple of times now, and have been discussing how to get \’service users\’ and claimants involved in the campaign.
We have also been discussing what protests and actions we can take over welfare reform and the implementation of workfare, and the tougher conventionality and sanctioning for those receiving JSA.
We are also looking at the practices of ATOS , the company who are carrying out assessments on people who want to claim disability related benefits.
If anyone reading this has information on cuts, sanctions, welfare reform, social services, care, etc – especially if you are directly affected or know of someone who is – then please post up information here.
Alternatively contact stuffit@riseup.net
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stuffit on March 24, 2011 at 4:47 pm.
Hi here is an update from the Social care, claimants and welfare group
April 14th 12 – 5 pm
The 3rd National Day of Protest Against Benefit Cuts
at Government Buildings, Flowers Hill, Bristol BS4 5LA
Welfare as we know it is under attack. Those claiming disability benefits
are facing severe pressure as record numbers are being assessed as fit
for work when they aren’t. ATOS, the company doing the tests, seems to
be paid by results, putting unacceptable pressure on their workers.
Bristol & District Anti Cuts Alliance (BADACA) and Bristol Disability
Equality Forum (DEF) have decided as both workers & claimants to call a
public protest to highlight this. All welcome
Come to the protest at Government buildings, Flowers Hill, BS4 5LA.
Public transport: X39 Bus from Colston Street, ask driver for ‘Flowers Hill
Eastbound’
Want to get involved? Any other problems with benefits? Want to tell your
story? Come to BADACA Social Care, Claimants & Welfare open meetings
every Tuesday 7.30pm at Bristol County Sports Club, 40 Colston ST, BS1
5AE.
Email stuffit@riseup.net, call 07748707000 or check
http://www.bristolanticutsalliance.org.uk for more info.
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