The Disability Poverty Campaign Group (DPCG)
The DPCG is a coalition led by DPO (Disabled peoples organisations) and includes many countrywide Disabled peoples Charities, organisations and allies, all working together with one singular mission: to raise the issue of disability poverty and to work together to end it.
What is the Disability Poverty Campaign Group (DPCG)?
The DPCG is a coalition led by DPO (Disabled peoples organisations) and includes many countrywide Disabled peoples Charities, organisations and allies, all working together with one singular mission: to raise the issue of disability poverty and to work together to end it.
The DPCG exists because poverty in the Disabled community is continuing to grow as the costs of food, energy and care are still rising while benefits remain inadequate.
Living with a disability costs more, in fact, according to SCOPE Disabled households (with at least one disabled adult or child) need an additional £975 a month just to have the same standard of living as non-disabled households. As the cost-of-living crisis continues with seemingly no end in sight, these figures are increasing which means the choice for millions of Disabled people of all ages will continue to be whether to heat or eat.
The facts speak for themselves:
- More than half of food bank users are Disabled people or those with a long-term health condition.
- Households with someone with a disability or a long-term illness are at a heightened risk of fuel poverty because of a need to run essential equipment or to regulate body temperature.
- Social care charging means Disabled people often must give up their modest income from benefits to pay for their social care.
- More than 600,000 disabled people in the UK estimated to have £10 or less per week to pay for food and other costs.
- Parents and carers of Disabled children report skipping or cutting the size of their meals because there wasn’t enough money for food, and many more say they’ve had to cut back on essential items for their Disabled children
What are the DPCG asking for?
Poverty | Disability Rights UK
The DPCG is led by:
Disability Rights UK is the UK's leading organisation led by, run by, and working for Disabled people. They work with Disabled People's Organisations and Government across the UK to influence regional and national change for better rights, benefits, quality of life and economic opportunities for Disabled people.
Inclusion London’s mission is to promote Deaf and Disabled people’s equality and inclusion by supporting Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisations (DDPOs) and campaigning for rights for Deaf and Disabled people across the UK.
The DPCG is supported by over 40 plus organisations from across the country including:
Mencap/Joseph Rowntree Foundation/Citizens advice Newcastle/BRIL/Disability North/Surrey coalition of Disabled people/VDCG/DPAC Cambridge
How do I join the DPCG?
Join the DPCG either as a DPO or as an ally. Meetings are held monthly online, every first Wednesday of the month at 2pm where we meet to discuss reports, members work and plan DPCG responses and collaborations.
Only by collaborating and working together can we really hope to achieve positive and long-lasting results for the community of 14 million people we collectively represent.
Email : Dan.white@disabilityrightsuk.org or DPCG@inclusionlondon.org.uk
