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"Vital Benefits" could be lost by disabled people - warning from Scope

Many disabled people risk losing essential payments under planned benefits changes, a charity has warned. Scope says the proposed test of claimants' need is flawed for focusing on the disability but ignoring relevant factors like housing and transport. Thousands could be left with little or no financial support, Scope warns. The government argues new payments will be more effectively targeted to those in greatest need, while cutting overpayments of £600m a year.

21 Oct 2011
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Mickleover councillors fight for green spaces

Liberal Democrat councillors in Mickleover have launched a campaign to protect green spaces in their area of the city Cllr Hilary Jones is concerned that government changes to planning rules could put green spaces at risk from development. She has therefore launched a petition to protect green spaces in Mickleover which can be signed at http://campaigns.libdems.org.uk/protectourgreenspaces Cllr Jones said "To protect our local green spaces we need to ensure that our local rules specifically protect them.I am asking for the city council to write that protection into our local rules. The council is also lobbying government to strengthen planning rules so that green spaces in places like Mickleover can be given greater protection."

21 Oct 2011
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