[access-uk] FW: PIP campaign - take our new action

From: "Jim Williams" <jwbr33694@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 19:31:56 +0100
Hi Listers,

Apologies to modirators on these lists and for cross posting but some many 
seemed to have missed the last phase of this campaign I think its worth 
bringing to as many peoples' attention as possible.

It does have a tenuous link to technology as many people use their DLA to 
purchase equipment.

Jim Williams

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RNIB Campaigns | Act now! - Take our new PIP campaign action


Dear J,

We have had an incredible response from you to our PIP campaign so far - thank 
you. PIP (Personal Independence Payment) replaces Disability Living Allowance 
(DLA) from April 2013 and we are campaigning hard to ensure the new benefit 
supports blind and partially sighted people with the extra costs of living with 
a disability. Please take our new action to support the campaign today, by 
writing to your local paper 
<http://rnibnews.org.uk/C9W-T1RP-6GZQNN-BBI9L-1/c.aspx> .


The campaign so far...


Thousands of you wrote to or visited your MP during the last two months as the 
Government consulted publicly about how the new benefit should work and who 
might be eligible to receive it. Your letters and visits have persuaded 
hundreds of MPs to lobby Iain Duncan Smith, Secretary of State for Work and 
Pensions, calling for significant changes to the proposals. At a public meeting 
in Parliament recently, one Conservative MP said that he was very pleased to 
see the "massive lobbying exercise RNIB and other VI sector organisations are 
doing which is having a real impact" and specifically mentioned the large 
number of blind and partially sighted constituents going to see their MPs.

The Government consultation closed at the end of April, but there is still time 
to act to get the final PIP criteria improved, so it works for blind and 
partially sighted people. Over the summer, the Department of Work and Pensions 
will be examining the consultation responses and deciding how to amend the PIP 
proposals. If you haven't already written to or visited your MP, it's really 
important to do this now, explaining just how important DLA is to you or 
someone you know. If you have already visited your MP, please take our new 
action and email the editor of your local paper. Your MP will take notice of 
what is in your local paper and getting a letter published in it will help keep 
the issue on their agenda. Hopefully, your published letter will attract some 
new supporters for the campaign at the same time too!


Other ways to take action


        
*       Visit or write to your MP - There's still time to influence the 
proposals by lobbing your MP if you haven't done this yet 
<http://rnibnews.org.uk/C9W-T1RP-6GZQNN-BBRRB-1/c.aspx> . Check out our 'meet 
your MP' toolkit for hints and tips and do let us know how you get on! 
*       Respond to your MP - If you've received a standard letter from your MP 
in response to your concerns contact the campaigns team 
<mailto:campaign@xxxxxxxxxxx>  for advice on how to respond. 
*       Watch the videos 
<http://rnibnews.org.uk/C9W-T1RP-6GZQNN-BBYPF-1/c.aspx>  - Terri, Siobhan and 
David are registered blind and have all made videos to spread the word out 
about the importance of disability benefits for living an independent life. 
Help share their stories by forwarding to your friends and family.

Thank you for your support!

Best wishes,
RNIB Campaigns Team


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