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Government Avoids Welfare Reform Bill Defeat After Last Minute PIP Concessions
02 July 2025 | News
... led by DWP Minister Sir Stephen Timms, and co-produced with Disabled people, will procced any PIP eligibility changes. ... cut for new claimants is removed. As Ellen Clifford from Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) said: “This isn’t ... Despite a majority of the public wanting the government to look elsewhere for savings than the disability benefits ...
Chancellor Must Not Proceed With WCA Cuts Says DR UK
30 October 2024 | News
... to expand employment support for the long-term sick and disabled, and the long-term unemployed. Reforms to the Work ... support is most needed, including the long-term sick and disabled, welfare recipients, and people aged over 50.” It ... models for supporting disabled people to move towards work look like. For more information see Spring Budget 2024 ...
Inquiry sought into deaths of 369 mental distress patients in Sussex Trust’s care
26 January 2022 | News
... at this trust. “I hope regulators and Ministers will look at this as a matter of urgency." A Department of Health ...
PIP Fails – new MS Society report
26 January 2020 | News
... based on ‘informal observations’ (the way people look or act during their assessment). 67% of people with MS ...
Research opportunity for wheelchair users In London
23 October 2022 | News
... study on behalf of Transport for London. They are looking to recruit wheelchair users in London to help test ...
JSA: Claimant Commitment roll-out
28 August 2013 | News
... Smith said: “For those people on Jobseeker’s Allowance, looking for work should be a full time job. It is fair and ...
The Budget: Too little on Universal Credit and nothing on social care
21 November 2017 | News
... have to apply for a loan for money that they qualify for. Disabled people need more fundamental change. Additional ... is not available with Universal Credit - leaving some disabled people nearly £4,500 per year worse off. In the ... of social care in the budget. The crisis in services looks set to continue unabated. Budget - key points budget ...
DWP told to pay £50,000 to Deaf job-seeker after repeated failure to provide BSL interpreter
28 May 2024 | News
... of some staff, despite the repeated scapegoating of disabled claimants by ministers. Mr. Rimmer attending Park ... hope it doesn’t just change at Leeds but that the DWP look more widely at the training of staff across the ... case, said: “This case shines a light on the way that disabled benefits claimants are treated by the DWP, and is ...
Scrap six months campaign victory: fast-tracked access to benefits for people with terminal illness expanded
11 July 2021 | News
... the Special Rules for Terminal Illness. The Minister for Disabled People Justin Tomlinson has announced that the ... is more to be done, but this is important progress and we look forward to working with the UK Government to bring in ...
General Election manifestos 2017
01 June 2017 | News
... This is a selected list of proposals, which affect disabled people, taken from the relevant manifesto. Follow ... Scottish Conservative party manifesto Accessibility review disabled people’s access and amend regulations if ... Union’s Charter of Fundamental Rights into UK law will look into repealing or replacing the Human Rights Act once ...