Open Letter to Manchester MPs Over Benefit Cuts

Open Letter from GM Equality Panels

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Yesterday the Greater Manchester Equality Panels, which are advisory Panels to Andy Burnham, Greater Manchester's Mayor, have written an open letter to all Greater Manchester MP's expressing their concerns about the Government's Green Paper "Pathways to Work" and its impact on Disabled people.

The letter begins "we are deeply concerned that the proposals outlined in the Green Paper risk undermining the dignity, security, and well-being of the very people the social security system was created to support. All the proposed policies concentrate on supply side workforce activation and none address the real problem of demand side labour market conditions. We are concerned that the language being used to talk about the Green Paper will have a negative impact on discrimination against Disabled people."

The letter's signatories include Greater Manchester Disabled People’s Panel, Greater Manchester Equality Alliance, LGBTQ+ Equality Panel, Greater Manchester Older People’s Equality Panel, Greater Manchester Race Equality Panel, GMCA Women and Girl’s Equality Panel, Youth Combined Authority.

You can read the full letter attached on the right hand of this webpage, as well as the Easy Read version.