Fiona Collie 🏴🐕😊❤️🖖⚽️
@tartan1314.bsky.social
Charity policy geek, councillor, board member with interest in unpaid carers, community, disability, women's health, anti poverty, health & social care, politics, equity & equality. ❤️ Star Trek, football, animals. ♿️🏳️🌈 Owned by Hamish the staffie. Views own.
I hope that MPs will continue to pursue their opposition to the upcoming Bill and the changes proposed in the Green Paper.
June 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I hope that MPs will continue to pursue their opposition to the upcoming Bill and the changes proposed in the Green Paper.
In Scotland, creating a two tier reserved system alongside devolved Adult Disability Payment (equivalent to PIP) will also create greater complexity for individuals, take money from the Scottish budget and public services and create greater demand on overstretched advice services
June 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
In Scotland, creating a two tier reserved system alongside devolved Adult Disability Payment (equivalent to PIP) will also create greater complexity for individuals, take money from the Scottish budget and public services and create greater demand on overstretched advice services
No-one knows what's around the corner... a diagnosis of cancer, a stroke, an accident. If this happens we need to know a true safety net is there. Disability benefits already don't meet the extra costs of disability. Any cut will cause irreparable harm, poverty and even greater impact on health
June 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
No-one knows what's around the corner... a diagnosis of cancer, a stroke, an accident. If this happens we need to know a true safety net is there. Disability benefits already don't meet the extra costs of disability. Any cut will cause irreparable harm, poverty and even greater impact on health
A Minimum Income Guarantee could be transformational for unpaid carers. The Expert Group report recommends pilots for key groups. Carers Scotland with IPPR Scotland produced a proposal for how such a pilot could work for unpaid carers. You can read it here
www.carersuk.org/reports/mini...
www.carersuk.org/reports/mini...
Minimum Income Guarantee for unpaid carers | Carers UK
www.carersuk.org
June 18, 2025 at 10:38 AM
A Minimum Income Guarantee could be transformational for unpaid carers. The Expert Group report recommends pilots for key groups. Carers Scotland with IPPR Scotland produced a proposal for how such a pilot could work for unpaid carers. You can read it here
www.carersuk.org/reports/mini...
www.carersuk.org/reports/mini...