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The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, renews his patronage.
“It’s a great privilege to continue as a patron of the Zacchaeus 2000 Trust who are doing enormously important work, helping thousands of Londoners living in poverty to increase their income, reduce their debt and have access to decent housing." Justin Welby, The Archbishop of Canterbury, on renewing his patronage with Zacchaeus 2000 Trust.
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Esmee Fairbairn Funding for Z2K
We are delighted to have secured £150k over three years in grant funding from Esmee Fairbairn Foundation to step up our campaigning work.
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Join us for Z2K’s Labour Conference Fringe Meeting
Ending DWP’s “hostile environment” against disabled people The session will be chaired by Randeep Ramesh chief leader writer for The Guardian and will feature: - Marsha De Cordova MP (Shadow Disabilities Minister) - Ruth George MP (Work & Pensions Select Committee) - Raji Hunjan (Z2K, Chief Executive) Date & Time: 12.30pm, Tuesday 24th September Venue: Regency Suite, Old Ship Hotel
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Scrap the Letters Campaign – where we are now
From the DWP revising their misleading letters to GPs to now revising their consent forms for claimants, our Policy and Campaigns Officer gives an overview of where we are now with the #ScraptheLetters campaign.
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Appeal lapse statistics show that the Mandatory Reconsideration is not fit for purpose
Z2K’s FOI request reveals that thousands of appeals are lapsing every year, distorting DWP and HMCTS statistics and hiding the true extent of poor decision making. 19% of PIP appeals were lapsed in 2018, showing that the Mandatory Reconsideration process just isn’t working.
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The reality of moving from homelessness to the Private Rented Sector
Eimear Twomey, our Tenancy Engagement Officer, on managing what can be an extremely difficult move from homelessness to the Private Rented Sector.
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Moving from DLA to PIP could mean losing mobility and independence
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) began replacing Disability Living Allowance (DLA) in 2013. Both benefits are designed, in theory, to help with the extra costs of having a disability or long-term health conditions. We are finding that the threshold for PIP is much higher than DLA, and people are worse off. This is particularly the case for those with physical disabilities, but no mental health issues.
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PRESS RELEASE: Revised DWP letter to GPs continues to be misleading and put barriers between patients and their doctor.
From June 3rd 2019, the department for work and pensions began sending out a revised version of their much contended letter to GPs. This is the second time the letter has now been revised due to outrage by Z2K, other charities, MPs, claimants, doctors and patients. Z2K respond to new letters calling them out as they continue to be misleading.
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Advertising Standards Authority takes Z2K’s Complaint about the misleading DWP “Myth Busting” ads to the next stage of investigation
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Z2K awarded long-term grant from the Nationwide Foundation to support tenant’s voice in the Private Rented Sector
Z2K awarded 3 year grant from the Nationwide Foundation to help tenants who were homeless or vulnerably housed to use their voices and have their stories heard, while campaigning on issues identified by these tenants.
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Z2K walk the London Legal Walk and raise just under £5,000 in donations, but there’s still time to donate!
On 17 June 2019, 19 of us from Z2K walked the London Legal Walk, raising vital funds for Z2K at the same time.
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The Disability Benefits Consortium submits formal complaint to the ASA
The Disability Benefits Consortium (DBC) issues an official complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) regarding the recent advertisement campaign from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) concerning universal credit, which ran for the first time in the Metro newspaper on Wednesday 22nd May 2019.
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Z2K features in Allen & Overy’s magazine
The latest issue of Allen & Overy's magazine, Increasing Access, includes interviews and articles looking at the impact of their pro bono and community investment work around the world. This issue features their partnership with Z2K and our work to provide free legal advice in the UK in the context of drastic cuts to legal aid. Read more here.
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