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Minister previews Disability Green Paper social security reforms
23 May 2021 | News
... for Disabled People Justin Tomlinson has given details of how the government plans to reform the social security ... system for Disabled people through its long-delayed Health and Disability Green Paper. He has also said that the Green ...
Diversity of the judiciary 2020 report published
30 September 2020 | News
A new report disclosing how the judiciary reflects society has been published by the ... government. Across all legal exercises, candidates with a disability represented 8% of applications and 7% of all ... are recruited and the diversity of the pool from which much of the judiciary is drawn – the legal professions. ...
Secret reviews into DWP deaths have more than doubled in three years
20 July 2022 | News
New figures show how the number of secret reviews into deaths of benefit ... (DWP) has more than doubled over the last three years, the Disability News Service (DNS) reports. They show how the DWP ... in the last few years. “And IPRs are just one part of a much longer history, documented in the Deaths by ...
New bedroom tax court decision says councils decide what counts as a bedroom
05 June 2017 | News
... that the claimant was someone with a severe learning disability and autistic traits and: “… can get unsettled ... listen to music. She has a television in her bedroom but does not use it. She has carers who call twice a week to ... room, the room in question had ceased to be a bedroom.” However, in Secretary of State for Work and Pensions against ...
Indignity of disabled man waiting 2 years for home adaptations
07 May 2018 | News
... opposed to widening the staircase. Speaking on the radio show, Elliott and Toni at breakfast, DR UK CEO Kamran Mallick ... these problems and that this is not an isolated case. It shows you that, where someone is in inappropriate housing, not only does this impact on their personal dignity but also affects ...
PIP, DLA and AA end in Scotland from 2021
04 March 2019 | News
Scottish consultation: Building better Disability Assistance benefits. Find out more Consultation ... people with lived experience of disability benefits about how the system can meet their needs. Disabled Assistance in ... awards with no set end points and those with fluctuating health conditions will not face additional reviews due to ...
Olympic legacy puts more disabled in sport
21 July 2013 | News
... legacy across a number of commitments including: sport and healthy living, the regeneration of east London, bringing ... the Paralympic legacy and economic growth. The report shows strong progress against all the legacy commitments ... It is written by and for people with lived experience of disability or health conditions, to inspire involvement in ...
DWP Reduces Support For Universal Credit Claimants Due To Work Coach Shortage
02 April 2025 | News
... practice from those that are doing well, as well as improve how it measures and reports outcomes, with metrics covering ... an and provide an additional £1 billion employment health and skills support package to help Disabled people ... and gain employment. “This is far less than billions of disability benefit savings proposed in its Green Paper. ...
New research highlights concern at DWP’s increasing lapsing of PIP appeals
05 June 2023 | News
... examining the increased lapsing of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) appeals by the Department of Work and Pensions ... favourable to them (their full justified entitlement). However, it also stresses that if the process fails it: only ... system and how this operates; especially for those with a disability. This is urgently needed as a priority to ensure ...
We say Atos quits but problems remain
26 March 2014 | News
... Personal Independence Payment (the replacement benefit for Disability Living Allowance). The poor and incompetent ... wrongly found fit for work as well as documented deaths. However, we are worried by the fact that ATOS staff will ... four “independent” reviews have failed to evaluate fundamental flaws in the WCA such as the lack of any known link ...