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  • Co-production – It’s just like baking a cake!

    01 July 2024 | News

    ... as part of our work we are asked for step by step guides on how to ‘do’ co-production, and it can be difficult to ...

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  • MPs question support for vulnerable under UC

    08 April 2014 | News

    ... people but since then no detail has been provided as to how this support will operate in practice and crucially, on ...

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  • Write to your council about swimming pool closures!

    20 July 2023 | News

    Download the template letter.

    We have created a simple template letter to send to your local authority, to enquire as to whether they plan to make use of the government’s £60 million fund for public swimming pools.

    The government's Swimming Pool Support Fund (SPSF) provides a total of £60 million to local authorities in England as a support package for public leisure facilities with swimming pools and is split into two phases.

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  • MPs investigate DWP recovery of carer overpayments

    27 November 2018 | News

    The DWP estimates that it overpays £160 million in Carer’s Allowance on an annual basis ... Find out more This means that many carers could have to repay up to thousands of pounds, or even face more serious ... levels of overpayments in Carer’s Allowance are so high, how clear the rules around earnings for carers are, and the ...

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  • UN report on poverty made a lot of good points and was factually correct says DWP Senior Policy Director

    18 June 2019 | News

    ... threatened to lodge a formal complaint with the UN. However, Donna Ward, DWP’s Policy Director for Children, ... dismissed as ‘barely believable’  available @  www.disabilitynewsservice.com See also UK violating its human ... rights obligations finds UN poverty expert available @ www.disabilityrightsuk.org     UN report on poverty made a lot ...

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  • Unacceptable delays and difficulties in challenging Universal Credit decisions

    24 July 2019 | News

    ... and ensure that staff understand the appeals process and how their decisions fit into the current framework, ...

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  • Get ‘Fired Up’ for National Apprenticeship Week 2020

    13 January 2020 | News

    ... – you can find the website, with more information on how you can benefit from hiring #apprentices here: ... and some suggested social media posts to support you in showcasing your support for apprenticeships. Post your ...

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  • Social Services face landmark penalty for depriving daughter of home life for over a year

    23 September 2015 | News

    ... P herself was not given the opportunity to explain how the bruising had occurred It was established that staff ...

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  • Comedian to host 24 hour Tell-A-Thon

    16 September 2022 | News

    ... Rosie was inspired to create the Tell-a-thon after meeting disability rights campaigner Barbara Lisicki who helped kickstart the disability rights movement in the UK in the 1990s, which led ... meeting people in the city centre and visiting local disability groups. She will end the Tell-a-thon at 5pm on ...

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  • Sanctions

    23 April 2025 | Resource

    ... decision Mandatory reconsiderations Appeals Hardship payments What is hardship? Claiming hardship payments Where can I get more help or information? Sanctions ...