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Disabled people at increased risk of redundancy
05 August 2020 | News
... getting to work. Many sectors of the economy still have much lower levels of economic activity , including sectors ...
Civil servant says DWP wants to merge PIP and Universal Credit
29 November 2021 | News
A DWP civil servant has told a disability charity that the Government plans to merge PIP ... of the meeting, the DWP partnership adviser had been shown the link to a Disability News Service (DNS) article ... Universal Credit was first suggested in July in the Health and Disability green paper, Shaping Future Support ...
Disability benefit spending reduced by £5 billion over the last decade
23 September 2018 | News
Figures obtained by Frank Field MP show that the amount spent on disabled people’s benefits ... policy. "PIP was openly stated to be designed to reduce disability benefit spending by 20%. ESA has been reduced by ... are in disabled peoples benefits - personal independence payments (PIP) and employment and support allowance (ESA) ...
Improving access for disabled people in sports clubs
02 December 2013 | News
... activity for disabled people, the English Federation of Disability Sport is promoting opportunities available to ... across the country. On this day, the English Federation of Disability Sport (now known as Activity Alliance) will release a much awaited guide to improve access for disabled people in ...
DWP proposes new exempt accommodation rules
02 March 2014 | News
... Universal Credit rent element (which means calendar monthly payment in arrears, typically direct to the tenant’s bank ... accommodation where the care, support or supervision does not have to be provided by the claimant’s landlord ...
Covid highlights social security system is “simply unfit for purpose”
26 January 2022 | News
... job, relationship breakdown, parenting and care work or ill health. “This was clear before the pandemic, but Covid-19 ... 3. Poverty and everyday hardship are negatively impacting mental health . Endemic and sustained financial insecurity ... deduction to 20 per cent not punishing claimants for overpayments due to DWP error. The full Covid Realities report ...
Preventing Illegal Working
07 October 2022 | Resource
... you are under a legal obligation not to employ anyone who does not have right to live and work in the UK. Failure in ... review3 pending against a decision on an application. However, to benefit from this, employer must make an ... person who does not right of abode in the UK. The National Health Service will not provide any medical facilities to ...
New Carer's Allowance factsheet
16 May 2018 | News
... helping you make a claim for Carer's Allowance as well as how much you can get. It is laid out in module format so you ... the factsheets on: universal credit universal credit and disability We would be grateful for any feedback. If you are ...
Disability emojis on the way
06 February 2019 | News
Disability-themed emojis to be released later this year. Read more in the Belfast Telegraph Icons showing hearing aids, wheelchairs, prosthetic limbs and guide ... in which I'd use these. more ethnic diversity please? [this does seem to be covered in the images below] looking for ...
4 out of 10 PIP claimants do not appeal as it would be too stressful
09 September 2018 | News
... most disabled people are content with their PIP award. "However, its own research now gives lie to this given the ... that many disabled people do not make an appeal due to ill health or stress or lack of faith in a positive outcome. ... stress and anxiety that an appeal would cause would be detrimental to their condition, and not having the physical and ...