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of the most vocal critics of the
Government's policies. In particular the Centre published a number of reports which argued that the austerity programme was targeting cuts on disabled people and was in breach of the UK's human rights obligations. In particular the Centre carried out a cumulative impact of the impact of the cuts and also proposed that the UK government should have carried out a similar impact assessment before beginning its austerity programme. It was involved in a number of campaigns including the Campaign for a Fair Society, the Learning Disability Alliance and was one of the founders of Learning Disability England.
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the co-founders of the UBI Lab
Network which connects people advocating for basic income. The centre has also been the host for the Chronic Illness Inclusion Project which works to advance the interests of people with energy-limiting impairments. In 2020 the centre launched the Neighbourhood Democracy Movement to advance grassroots democratic citizen action.
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in 2009 and was registered as a private limited company on 18 May 2010. Much of the initial work of the centre was rooted in the reform of health and social care services and the implementation of self-directed support and innovations such as personal budgets. However the work of the Centre extended
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Government introduced an austerity programme which included the biggest cuts in funding to the public sector since the creation of the welfare state and a series of changes in policy to social security systems and disability benefits. The Centre became known as one
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Citizen Network and it began to work on establishing interconnected communities of people and organisations that are working on social innovations that advance citizenship for all. The centre is an advocate of Universal Basic Income and was one of
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Welfare Reform have been reform of health and social care systems, peer support, the advance of inclusive education, basic income, austerity, local government and constitutional reform.
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616:"Shaun Bailey: Tory mayoral candidate says universal income would be used for drugs"
385:"'Definitive' account of austerity decade 'provides evidence of government's shame'"
832:"'Core social work' approach offers better outcomes at reduced cost, says report"
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