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Claimants with severe disability premium awards no longer exempt from the requirement to claim Universal Credit
14 January 2021 | News
New regulations have been issued that will end the severe disability premium (SDP) barrier “gateway” to Universal ... tested “legacy benefits” – ESA, JSA, and IS - UC does not include either the severe disability premium (SDP) ... and ongoing transitional payments as recompense . However, from October 2020 these transitional payments were ...
Sickness absence and fluctuating health conditions
22 January 2015 | News
New report advocates part-time sick pay is needed for employees with fluctuating health conditions Fluctuating conditions, fluctuating ... absence policies. Liz Sayce, the chief executive of Disability Rights UK, said: “This report is very timely. ...
Scottish Parliament Bedroom Tax statement
07 May 2014 | News
Bedroom Tax and Discretionary Housing Payments On 7 May 2014 the Scottish Parliament heard the ... 25 April. That agreement allows us to target the funding as much as possible according to need. I am happy to confirm ... funding up to the limit of the Westminster-imposed cap on how much each council is allowed to spend on discretionary ...
MPs call for radical overhaul of DWP’s approach to employment support
01 August 2021 | News
... for increasing the number of Disabled people in work. However, it finds that it has largely got there because ... employment support, with its main programme, the Work and Health Programme (WHP) currently commissioned at a national ... approach. Support for finding and staying in a job that is much more personalised, flexible and effective should be ...
Labour Force Survey analysis: disabled people
23 February 2015 | News
... Force Survey analysis of disabled people by region and main health problem covering Oct to Dec 2013 and Oct to Dec 2014 ... for those with disabilities or long term health conditions show a slight improvement in employment rates. Those with ... However the rates of employment for those with mental health problems and those with learning disabilities ...
Disability Poverty Campaign Group Response to Spring Budget
08 March 2024 | News
... by Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs), including many disability and anti-poverty organisations, the Disability ... a year, then reviewed and made permanent. The HSF provides much needed financial aid for those in poverty, of which ... people. You can read more about that upcoming hearing and how you can tune in on our news article. Overall, an ...
DWP launches WCA changes consultation aimed at reducing the number of claimants in ‘limited capability for work-related activity’ group
06 September 2023 | News
... be entitled to an extra amount of benefit. The March 2023 Health and Disability White Paper proposed abolishing the ... geographical basis from no earlier than 2026/2027. However, the DWP says that any changes to the WCA will be ... the provision of “substantial risk to their physical or mental health or to the physical or mental health of someone ...
Holocaust Memorial Day: Dont Stand By
26 January 2016 | News
... the lessons of the past and to recognise that genocide does not just take place on its own, it’s a steady process ... fortunate here in the UK; we are not at risk of genocide. However, discrimination has not ended, nor has the use of the language of hatred or exclusion. There is still much to do to create a safer future and HMD is an ...
Liz Sayce speaks at UK Mental Disability Law Conference
30 June 2016 | News
Inaugural UK Mental Disability Law Conference 2016. Thursday 30 June – Friday ... is intended to bring researchers, active in the field of mental disability law, together for the first meeting of ...
How do politicians discuss disability issues? An interactive research tool
23 March 2017 | News
How do politicians discuss disability issues? Read blog Has this changed over time? When do particular ways of speaking about disability become popular, or fall out of favour? Evan ... this excellent interactive blog which enables you to see how regularly disability related words and phrases ...