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Social care - campaign update

Thanks again to all of you who sent your MP a postcard calling on them to show their support for ending disability poverty.

By the beginning of April an amazing 238 MPs had signed EDM 637 calling on the government to make ending disability poverty a priority. We couldn’t have asked for a better start to our campaign and with your help there is now more and more pressure on the Government to take action.

One of the key ways to combat disability poverty is for the government to support disabled people to find and stay in work. On Friday MPs will have the chance to discuss a Private Members Bill which would introduce new measures to support those who acquire an impairment, or whose existing condition worsens, whilst they are in work.

Leonard Cheshire Disability believes that this law would help thousands of disabled people each year. You can make a difference by writing to your MP asking them to show their support for the Bill by signing EDM 676 Support for Disabled People in Employment at: www.LCDisability.org/?lid=7223

In March we launched a report that found many disabled people aren’t receiving the care and support they need to lead independent lives. Many of our supporters have written to their MP to ask them to take action. You can join them by writing to your MP at www.LCDisability.org/socialcare – it will make a real impact and only takes a few moments.

It is simple measures like this that will make an effective and long lasting difference in tackling disability poverty.

Thank you for your continued support,

Katie
(Katie Turner, National Campaigns Officer)

p.s. Leonard Cheshire Disability are currently conducting research on disability and relationships, and disabled and non disabled people’s attitudes to meeting people and relationships with partners. If you would like to answer the questionnaire then please get in touch by contacting clare.laxton@LCDisability.org.

Contact the Policy & Campaigns Team on 020 7802 3374 or email campaigning@LCDisability.org or visit www.LCDisability.org/campaigns

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