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Why the £20 week UC uplift must be kept and extended to legacy benefits: new JRF briefing
03 December 2020 | News
A new briefing from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) details the financial impact of Covid-19 on disabled people and their carers. In turn, it makes the case as to why to ... is disabled or a carer are more likely to be in poverty. Nearly half of all individuals in poverty live in a household ...
I Can Make It travels five hundred miles and will go five hundred more to make new friends
02 February 2017 | News
Unfortunately, we can’t link this update to any unofficial YouTube videos of a ... that we’ve had, as our staff have been in action, in tandem with our Champions, in South West and Northern England. On Monday, Leo Capella and Anna Denham ...
Nearly £3 billion to be awarded to private sector contractors to assess ESA, Universal Credit and PIP
21 November 2021 | News
The DWP is to award contracts worth nearly £3 billion over the next 5 years to carry out work capability assessment for ESA and Universal Credit and assessments for PIP. The DWP says it wishes to “appoint supply partners with the prerequisite expertise, ...
Disability Sheffield ILF Guide
21 May 2015 | News
Legal Guide and FAQs for ILF Users and Other People with High Support Needs This guide has been written to help Independent Living Fund ( ILF) users understand legal and practical issues about community care assessments and support and how ...
New payment to be introduced in Scotland to protect those challenging disability benefit decisions
01 November 2020 | News
Claimants challenging disability benefit decisions will be able to claim a new Short Term Assistance payment under Scotland’s new social security system The Scotland Act 2016 gave the Scottish Government new powers ...
Our housing grants factsheet has been updated
27 August 2018 | News
Our housing grants factsheet has been updated into four separate sections for ease of use. Housing grants in England Housing grants in Wales Housing grants in Scotland ... For further information on welfare rights, education issues and social care you will find our factsheets/guides ...
Have your say on the Pensions Bill
23 June 2013 | News
Do you have relevant expertise and experience or a special interest in the Government’s Pensions Bill? If so, you can ... matters contained within the Bill and concentrate on issues where you have a special interest or expertise, and ...
Care Minister announces ‘key worker’ care home visitor pilot
14 October 2020 | News
Designated visitors to relatives in care homes are to be given key worker status to ensure ... this is a pilot. We should immediately move to making tests and PPE available for all close family and friends who want to visit loved ones. The separation is ...
MPs hear adult social care evidence
25 March 2014 | News
The Public Accounts Committee is taking evidence the issues raised in the National Audit Office (NAO) report into Care for adults in England. The report, Adult social care in England: overview , ...
New guide to illegal exclusions
13 September 2017 | News
In July 2017, the government released new exclusions ... people responsible for children’s education to understand their responsibilities and the scale of this issue to ensure that less children are ...