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Thanks to those who attended the Inclusive Apprenticeships event
27 October 2016 | News
... Rundip Thind from DR UK on apprenticeship issues raised by disabled people Dr Nasser Siabi Chief Executive Microlinkpc ... on how to make apprenticeships more inclusive for disabled people. Tony Stevens, Fundraising Manager of ... employment. He explained the referral process, what support looks like, what interventions can be offered and some ...
Carers Allowance recipients to be exempt from benefit cap
25 January 2016 | News
... from the benefit cap. This is a significant victory for disabled people and those who support us. The decision is ... that that the benefit cap unlawfully discriminated against disabled people and so their carers as well. The judgment ... who were single, in receipt of carer’s allowance and looking after a member of their family could not be expected ...
A Meeting of Minds at I Can Make It Exchange!
30 March 2017 | News
... and Darlington so watch this space! However, we’re looking for more champions to join our existing ones, ...
Government set to double the number of work coaches in jobcentres by March 2021
07 July 2020 | News
... is not in itself an answer to increasing the number of disabled people in employment. The disability employment gap remains high, with disabled people having an employment rate that is around 30 ... setting out what they have agreed to do to prepare for and look for employment - with their work coach they cannot be ...
Gearing up for ‘I Can Make It Exchange’
02 March 2017 | News
... and beyond. This is particularly as we are currently looking for champions to join us in Bristol, Nottingham, ... to improve the career prospects of yourself and other young disabled people, then please get in touch with us on 0207 ...
Care Act: Part 1 Guidance published
22 October 2014 | News
... of the regulations and guidance is as important to disabled people as it is to professionals working in social ... and gives an indication of what best practice should look like. Of course local authorities are chronically ...
Safeguarding vulnerable claimants: Work and Pensions Committee launches new inquiry
26 July 2023 | News
... and claimants are protected from harm. It will also look at whether the Department should have a statutory duty ... not have been heard to get in touch.” The Committee is looking to hear from people with lived experiences of these ...
DWP must take urgent action to ensure mandatory medical requirements are not placed on UC claimants, says SSAC
24 September 2019 | News
... such as varying or limiting types of work a claimant should look for and accept, as well as adjustments to support the ... One consultee highlighted an online survey of disabled people on UC which found only a quarter felt their ...
Citizens Advice survey shows millions will fall into energy bills debt
24 August 2022 | News
... soar above £4,200. Citizens Advice said that 3.2 million Disabled people and 4.4 million families with children will ... crisis will leave millions of people in crisis. The looming surge in energy bills will hit Disabled people particularly hard, many of us depend on ...
Family Carers Not Given Support They Need, Report Finds
20 February 2024 | News
... work altogether. Our social care system is failing both Disabled people and carers, and the large intersection of Disabled people who are also carers, by not providing the ... nearly 400,000 family carers have left paid employment to look after a Disabled or older person in the year 2021-22. ...