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Disabled Access Day founder shares his vision for 2019
16 October 2018 | News
... Day continues to encourage and excite disabled people and businesses with the opportunity to try something new in a ... of information to help plan their leisure, personal and business activities”. Author Ian Rankin, parent of a young ...
MPs criticise work programme results
05 November 2014 | News
New Public Accounts Committee report on the Work Programme
The report finds the Work Programme has a poor track record in supporting harder to help participants into work. Only 11% of new Employment and Support Allowance claimants achieved job outcomes compared to the Department’s original (22%) and revised (13%) performance expectations. Therefore, almost 90% of Employment and Support Allowance claimants on the Work programme have not moved into employment.
Commenting on the report Liz Sayce said:
Video recording to be a standard part of the PIP assessment process
04 June 2018 | News
Personal Independence Payments:Written statement - HCWS733 - Made by Sarah Newton (Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work)
The statement announces pilots for the video recording of PIP assessments, which will eventually be a standard part of the PIP assessment process and also the extension of Capita and Atos contracts for a further two years to "better allow for a stable transition to any new provision."
Government rejects default sending of ESA and PIP medical reports
22 April 2018 | News
The Government has responded to the Work and Pensions Committee report on PIP and ESA Assessments.
The Committee's report published in February 2018 expressed its concerns over assessment reports "riddled with errors and omissions" and that public contract failures had “led to a loss of trust that risks undermining the operation of major disability benefits".
ESA and WCA Assessments: Government response
30 November 2014 | News
The Government publishes its response to the Work and Pensions Committee’s report, Employment and Support Allowance and Work Capability Assessments.
The Minister for Disabled People Mark Harper today responded on behalf of the Government to the Work and Pensions Select Committee’s report on the Work Capability Assessment. Summing up the report Philip Connolly, Disability Rights UK, Policy and Communications Manager said,
Social Security Advisory Committee vacancies within DWP
05 November 2024 | News
... subsistence will be reimbursed in accordance with DWP’s business travel policy. Meetings: SSAC meets ten times every year, although may change dependent on business need. These meetings currently alternate between ...
Disabled rail passenger left “scared and vulnerable”
13 December 2021 | News
A Disabled rail passenger from Leicester has been left feeling "scared and vulnerable" after recent journeys for which she had booked passenger assisted travel fell apart.
Reintroduction of work conditionality and sanctions is an appalling decision that must be reversed, says DR UK
29 June 2020 | News
... those out of work, to get into work, or set up their own business, with the tailored and flexible support they need ...
The government's reasons for gagging clauses
25 October 2018 | News
Two written questions, one by an MP and one by a Lord were asked concerning the government’s reason for using ‘gagging clauses” in contracts with charities, voluntary sector organisations, social enterprises and companies.
The reasons given were to:
MPs say housing cost reform hurts disabled people
01 April 2014 | News