Today DPAC and the Disability Benefits Consortium wrote to the Minister for Disability, Justin Tomlinson MP.
We asked him to make a reasonable adjustment, and extend the deadline for the disability benefits green paper by 6 weeks.
The letter has been published on the DBC website. We also posted the press release we shared with the media here: – feel free to share with your own contacts.
Below are some suggested tweets to put pressure on the Minister to make this reasonable adjustment. It would be fantastic if we can get as many members and individuals as possible to tweet at the Minister and to highlight how important it is that people have as much opportunity to respond and engage as possible.
As always, we are grateful for your support.
Suggested tweets:
.@JustinTomlinson you must give disabled people #TimeToReply to the Shaping Future Support Green Paper. Extend the standard 12 week consultation period by another 6 weeks now #PeopleBeforeProcess https://disabilitybenefitsconsortium.com/2021/08/06/dbc-dpac-letter-to-minister-for-disabled-people-on-green-paper/
.@JustinTomlinson make a reasonable adjustment and extend the consultation deadline of the Government’s Green Paper on disability benefits by 6 weeks #TimeToReply #PeopleBeforeProcess https://disabilitybenefitsconsortium.com/2021/08/06/dbc-dpac-letter-to-minister-for-disabled-people-on-green-paper/
Disabled people must be given longer than the standard 12 weeks to respond to Govt’s Green Paper on disability benefits. @DPAC & the Disability Benefits Consortium have written to @JustinTomlinson https://disabilitybenefitsconsortium.com/2021/08/06/dbc-dpac-letter-to-minister-for-disabled-people-on-green-paper #TimeToReply #PeopleBeforeProcess
Problem is that Justin Tomlinson has blocked an awful lot of disabled people on Twitter. Simply for having the audacity to inform him of the impact of the policies his department pushes. So, many of us will not be seen by our Minister ;FOR’ Disabled People.
poor Justin what horrible people you all are.lol