Current Campaigning
Reforming Benefits Green Paper 2025
The government has published its ""Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper".
This outlines 22 proposals for disability benefits - only 11 are part of the consultation that closes at the end of June 2025.
Read more: https://gmcdp.com/benefits-cuts
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Assist us to live!
We are gravely concerned by both the content of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - TIA Bill - brought forward by Kim Leadbeater MP, and due for its second reading on 29/11/2024, and by the way it has been brought forward. We urge all MPs in Greater Manchester to read the TIA Bill carefully and cautiously, and to engage seriously with the concerns of local disabled people.
Read more: https://gmcdp.com/TIA-Bill
Accessible housing for all
The Government wants to change the way houses, shops, roads, and public buildings like schools are built - but they've left out disabled people again! The changes they want don't mention accessibility, adapted housing, or decent transport.
We've worked with other disabled people's organisations in Greater Manchester to put together a response telling them what we want.
Read more: https://gmcdp.com/accessible-housing
Challenging unfair algorithms
We've been working with Foxglove Legal to bring a legal challenge against the Department of Work and Pensions about potentially discriminatory algorithms they use to tackle benefit fraud.
Like many legal challenged, it's a long ongoing process and we will provide updates when we can.
Find out more on Foxglove's website.
Previous Campaigning:
Over the years we've campaigned for:
- accessible public transport
- the official recognition of British Sign Language
- saving the Independent Living Fund
- keeping rail ticket offices open