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Dwarfism and PIP - Working Group - An Invitation

Dwarfism and the PIP Assessments – Working Group – An Invitation

Watching over 5 hours of debate on BBC Parliament regarding the welfare reform bill today wasn’t part of the plan, but I’m glad I did. The debate between both sides of the House (of Parliament chamber) was passionate. It showed the extent of the fury about the proposals, especially the introduction of the 4-point system …

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Dwarfism and the PIP Assessment - Have Your Say

Have Your Say – Dwarfism and the PIP Benefit

I met with my local MP this week to talk about the proposed cuts to Personal Independence Payments (PIP) by the Government. I shared my own personal experiences of transitioning over from DLA to PIP and how the current system is unfair for people with Dwarfism. My MP said that he can write a letter …

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Open Letter from the Dwarfism Community regarding the cuts to PIP Benefit

Open Letter from the Dwarfism Community regarding the cuts to PIP Benefit

DEAR LIZ KENDALL, MP AND THE U.K. LABOUR PARTY The Department of Work and Pensions recently announced reform to the Welfare system with the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, or more specifically, the Universal Credit and PIP Reform Bill. We are a number of people from the …

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